racine

Definition of Racine in English :

French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)

2. racine

a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Racine

noun

Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist). 1639–99, French tragic poet and dramatist. His plays include Andromaque (1667), Bérénice (1670), and Phèdre (1677)

Jean Bapˈtiste (ʒɑ̃ baˈtist) ; zhän bȧtēstˈ) 1639-99; Fr. poet & dramatist

city in SE Wis., on Lake Michigan: pop. 82,000

A city of southeast Wisconsin on Lake Michigan south of Milwaukee. It grew as a port and manufacturing center.

French playwright noted for his tragedies, such as Britannicus (1669) and Phèdre (1677), which are based on classical Greek and Roman themes.