Racine

Other forms: Racines

Definitions of Racine

1. noun

   French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)
   synonyms: Jean Baptiste Racine, Jean Racine

   example of:

   dramatist, dramaturge, playwright

   someone who writes plays

   poet

   a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
2. noun

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

   city, metropolis, urban center

   a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts