Lorraine
Americannoun
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Also Lorrain Claude Claude Gelée, 1600–82, French painter.
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a medieval kingdom in W Europe along the Moselle, Meuse, and Rhine rivers.
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a region in NE France, once included in this kingdom: a former province.
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a female given name.
noun
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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
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an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy
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a former duchy in E France, once the S half of this kingdom
Example Sentences
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With an incredible cast, including Lesley Manville, Kevin Doyle and Lorraine Ashbourne, it is deeply moving drama that illuminates the personal price of social divisions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Wydra is the one actress outside the ‘Pitt’ crew to get the most attention: “She’s convincingly vacant and content as Zosia, a woman brainwashed by an alien virus,” enthuses Lorraine Ali.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
In the end, Mr. Scorsese opted for the relative unknowns Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Lorraine Boyce previously spoke to BBC News about how she had been storing clean recycling in her Birmingham home, as she refused to mix it in with her general waste.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Lorraine lifted her head slightly and watched him go by.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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