Lenya

American  

[len-yuh, leyn-] / ˈlɛn yə, ˈleɪn- /

noun

1. Lotte Karoline Blamauer, 1900–81, Austrian actress and singer, in the U.S. after 1935 (wife of Kurt Weill).

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Lenya British  

/ ˈlɛnjə /

noun

1. Lotte (ˈlɒtɪ), original name Caroline Blamauer. 1900–81, Austrian singer and actress, associated esp with the songs of her husband Kurt Weill

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Example Sentences

“That’s just depressing,” said Lenya Quinn-Davidson, fire advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Lenya Quinn-Davidson, director of the Northern California Prescribed Fire Council, said conditions have been ripe for an active wildfire season.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021

In 2018, the fire ecologist Lenya Quinn-Davidson founded the Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association, a firelighting co-op of landowners who manage each others’ properties – the first like it in the west.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2019

In the mid-20th century, California ranchers burned hundreds of thousands of acres annually to manage their lands, said Lenya Quinn-Davidson, director of the Northern California Prescribed Fire Council.

From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2018

“This is a safe space,” said Lenya Quinn-Davidson, a University of California Cooperative Extension adviser who planned the event.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2016