Dictionary Definition
Racine
Noun
1 French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who
based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699) [syn:
Jean
Racine, Jean
Baptiste Racine]
2 a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake
Michigan south of Milwaukee
Extensive Definition
Geography
Racine is the name of several communities in the
United
States of America:
Arts and music
- Jean Racine (dramatist), 17th century French dramatist
- Racine (band), the band fronted by Wendy James
- Musique Racine, the French spelling of a Haïtian musical movement, also known in Haïtian Kréyòl as mizik rasin, or "vodou roots music"
- Racine is the name of the first song by Limbeck in their debut album This Chapter is Called Titles
- Bruno Racine (born 1951), French administrator and writer
Medicine
- Racine stages, commonly used to score seizure severity in animal models of epilepsy
racine in German: Racine
racine in Dutch: Racine