Irene

[ahy-ree-nee, ahy-reen, ahy-ree-nee]

noun

1. Classical Mythology.,  one of the Horae, the personification of peace.

2. Also Irena A female given name.

Irene

/ aɪˈriːnɪ /

noun

1. ?752–803 _ad , Byzantine ruler (780–90, 792–97, joint ruler with her son Constantine VI; 797–802). She is venerated as a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church

2. Greek myth the goddess of peace

Example Sentences

Irene Dea, 46, from Ivory Coast, told AFP she had tried to reach Europe three times by boat, with 12 people dying in the Mediterranean on her first attempt.

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More to the point, France is an underappreciated export powerhouse whose listed companies reap three-quarters of their sales beyond its borders, says Irene Lauro, European economist at Schroders.

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The government’s new housing-market stabilization measures, which tighten mortgage rules and property transactions in the greater Seoul area, support the case for the BOK to stand pat in its October meeting with a dovish guidance for easing in November, GS economists Irene Choi and Goohoon Kwon write in a note.

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Irene Wang, an insurance worker in her thirties, echoed the sentiment.

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Prof Irene Tracey, Oxford's vice-chancellor, said the institution was "honoured" to be top-ranked for a 10th year.

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