Lynn

American  

[lin] / lɪn /

noun

1. Janet Janet Lynn Nowicki, born 1953, U.S. figure skater.

2. a seaport in E Massachusetts, on Massachusetts Bay.

3. a male given name, form of Lincoln, Linton.

4. Also Lynne. a female given name, form of Caroline or Carolyn.

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Lynn ¹ British  

/ lɪn /

noun

1. Also called: Lynn Regis.  another name for King's Lynn

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Lynn ² British  

/ lɪn /

noun

1. Dame Vera , original name Vera Margaret Lewis . born 1917, British singer popular during World War II and known as "the forces' sweetheart". Her best-known songs are "We'll Meet Again" and "White Cliffs of Dover"

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Example Sentences

Summer's family were driving home to Gedney, near Holbeach, when the crash happened on the A47 at North Runcton, near King's Lynn, Norfolk, on 15 January 2023.

From BBC

Summer, who moved from Lincolnshire to King's Lynn following the crash, found out Cielevicius might be eligible for the scheme in October 2025.

From BBC

Eurogamer's Lottie Lynn described it as "one of the best Pokémon spin-offs ever" in a four-star review - praising the decision to focus on the lesser-known Ditto, and the way the game reveals its "complex mechanics" for managing its world.

From BBC

CEO Lynn Nicholls said: "People get into situations where cats breed, they then don't know what to do with them, they can't look after them all and when they move a lot of the time they do leave them behind."

From BBC

The nod for Vandross follows Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s win for record of the year at this month’s Grammy Awards with “Luther,” their chart-topping duet that prominently samples Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s 1982 track “If This World Were Mine.”

From Los Angeles Times