Lorraine

[luh-reyn, law-, loh-, law-ren]

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.

Lorraine

/ 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

Example Sentences

When Mr. DiCesare approached, Lorraine refused to shake his hand, as if he himself were haunted.

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The Scottish entertainment reporter, regularly seen popping up on ITV's Lorraine and Good Morning Britain, will be donning sparkly outfits to represent his beloved Scotland in the 23rd series of the BBC One Show.

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I'm standing next to pensioner Lorraine Boyce in the cramped hallway of her Birmingham home.

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Defence lawyer Lorraine Smith told the court that Ms Lee's "descent into madness", which resulted in her killing her two children, began when Mr Jo died.

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Bravura cinematography aligned the audience point of view with Lorraine’s terrifying otherworldly dreams of hauntings, possessions and demonic presence.

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