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.
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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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"I'm single, I don't have children. Here I have a family," says Lorraine Jones, 49, who moved to Berry Park in April 2025 from a single life in Bath.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 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
Lorraine Ali is so glad we had this time together with “Carol Burnett in Season 2 of the best 2026 comedy you never watched, ‘Palm Royale.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Carriers all hedge a portion of their fuel costs but margins could still be affected, Lorraine Tan, Morningstar's equity research director, said in a March 3 note about Asian airlines.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Lorraine and I went to school the following day, and we didn’t get over to the Pigman’s until that night around seven o’clock.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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