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irvine
/ˈɝvaɪn/
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What does irvine mean?
proper noun
- A river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine.
- A town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3238).
- A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
More meanings (7)
proper noun
- A city in Orange County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
- A city, the county seat of Estill County, Kentucky.
- A township in Benson County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic derived from the place name.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɝvaɪn/
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Yet the strangest part of the whole matter was perhaps this, that Irvine was as beautiful as a statue.
Eighty of his brigade were detached under Col. Irvine to Rafting Creek, in order to cut off supplies from Camden.
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Cryer killed Irvine, by whose orders he had received five hundred lashes some time before, for attempting to take away his horse from Georgetown.
I was set to study Latin under Mr. Irvine.
It was while working at the Irvine Works that he first became acquainted with his future wife, Marion Smith, the daughter of a Renfrewshire bleacher, a woman remarkable through life for her clever, managing, and industrious habits.