Lorraine

American  

[luh-reyn, law-, loh-, law-ren] / ləˈreɪn, lɔ-, loʊ-, lɔˈrɛn /

noun

1. Also Lorrain Claude Claude Gelée, 1600–82, French painter.

2. a medieval kingdom in W Europe along the Moselle, Meuse, and Rhine rivers.

3. a region in NE France, once included in this kingdom: a former province.

4. a female given name.

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Lorraine British  

/ lɔrɛn, lɒˈreɪn /

noun

1. German name: Lothringen.  a region and former province of E France; ceded to Germany in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian war and regained by France in 1919; rich iron-ore deposits

2. an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy

3. a former duchy in E France, once the S half of this kingdom

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Example Sentences

The taping coincided with what would have been Boyle’s 90th birthday, and his wife, Lorraine, was in the audience.

From Los Angeles Times

"We'd just finished on Lorraine, and we just looked at our phones and we saw it on social media," added Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope.

From BBC

She said presenter Lorraine Kelly had put signs on the backs of all the doors saying "check your breasts" and "every time I went for a wee I did that".

From BBC

Humming along under the surface are smaller signs of community breakdown, like when Lorraine’s father, Sam, rolls out a brand new TV set while the family eats dinner, thus curtailing chit-chat forever.

From Los Angeles Times

A "cautious reaction" is expected in Asia, wrote Lorraine Tan, director of equity research for the region at Morningstar, in a note.

From Barron's