Lorraine

American

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

noun

Also Lorrain Claude Claude Gelée, 1600–82, French painter.
a medieval kingdom in W Europe along the Moselle, Meuse, and Rhine rivers.
a region in NE France, once included in this kingdom: a former province.
a female given name.

Lorraine British

/ lɔrɛn, lɒˈreɪn /

noun

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
an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy
a former duchy in E France, once the S half of this kingdom

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From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

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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

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From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

“I miss him,” Lorraine sighed, sprinkling salt into the boiling water.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

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