Irvine

American  

[ur-vahyn, ur-vin] / ˈɜr vaɪn, ˈɜr vɪn /

noun

1. a city in SW California.

2. Also Irvin. a male given name.

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Irvine ¹ British  

/ ˈɜːvɪn /

noun

1. a town on the W coast of Scotland, the administrative centre of North Ayrshire: designated a new town in 1966. Pop: 33 090 (2001)

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Irvine ² British  

/ ˈɜːvaɪn /

noun

1. Alexander Andrew Mackay, Baron, known as Derry. born 1940, British lawyer and Labour politician; Lord Chancellor (1997–2003)

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Example Sentences

“The normalization of facial surveillance is really problematic,” said Ari Waldman, a professor of law at UC Irvine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

That translated into a surge in jet fuel prices that proved to be "the straw that broke the camel's back," said Jan Brueckner, emeritus economics professor at the University of California, Irvine.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The project was led by Leonard Ohenhen, a former Virginia Tech graduate student who is now an assistant professor at the University of California, Irvine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Before play started BBC presenter Hazel Irvine said Virgo was "universally loved by everyone in this sport and beyond - he really was the voice of snooker".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

As Mallory and Irvine struggled slowly toward the summit of Everest on June 8, 1924, mist billowed across the upper pyramid, preventing companions lower on the mountain from monitoring the two climbers’ progress.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer