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Lorraine

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

noun

  1. Also ǰ·. 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. Compare Alsace-Lorraine.
  4. a female given name.


Lorraine

/ lɔrɛn; lɒˈreɪn /

noun

  1. 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 German nameLothringen
  2. Kingdom of Lorraine
    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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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According to the NHS, you must stay off work for two to four weeks after having the procedure, which could mean Kelly could take a short break from presenting her show, Lorraine.

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Lorraine Baker, who runs the Scottish Greyhound Sanctuary, says racing dogs are at risk of shattered legs and broken necks.

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Lorraine has been living on the Nags Head Estate for 14 years with her four children.

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Operations manager Lorraine Thornton said the charity "constantly receive calls from heartbroken owners searching for their missing cats".

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Lorraine Joseph said her son had been offered a place at a school in Faversham.

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