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

Lorraine Sherr, an expert in clinical and health psychology at University College London, told AFP the case was "strange" and "complex".

From Barron's

The stimulus in March 2021 was broad based and need blind; it benefited electronics, home furnishings, and clothing, writes BofA analyst Lorraine Hutchinson.

From Barron's

Lorraine Robles-Acosta is a massage therapist who does lots of work for her church; her husband, Joseph Acosta, is a drug and alcohol counselor.

From Los Angeles Times

In conversation with Times critic Lorraine Ali, the six performers discussed how they deal with bad press, resist being put in career boxes and inhabited some of the most-talked-about film roles of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times