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

Temperatures are forecast to hit 100 degrees in Anaheim, 96 degrees in Irvine and 85 degrees along the coast in San Clemente and 87 degrees in Oceanside.

From Los Angeles Times

Davidson will now embark on her own transition as she moves from D.C. to L.A., rejoining her husband who has stayed in the area as a music professor at UC Irvine.

From Los Angeles Times

Farber entered academia in 1970, starting with a post at the University of California, Irvine, and spent the rest of his career rooted at various academic institutions—including Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pennsylvania—while taking additional posts, assignments and leadership roles on projects related to the internet and technology.

From The Wall Street Journal

At UC Irvine, Farber and his team built what’s widely considered to be the first operational distributed computer system—separate computers connected, communicating and working toward a common goal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Feeling unwell and still adjusting to the weekly grind of the ATP Tour, the Irvine native exited in the first round and quickly scratched it from his mind.

From Los Angeles Times