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Nan⋅cy
[nan-see; Fr. nahn-see] 
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| nan·cy (nān'sē) n. pl. nan·cies also nanc·es Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate man, especially a homosexual man. [From the name Nancy.] |
| Nan·cy (nān'sē, näɴ-sē') A city of northeast France east of Paris. The capital of the duchy and region of Lorraine, the city passed to France in 1766. It was heavily bombed in World War II. Population: 105,000. |
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| Main Entry: | nancy |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See nancy boy |
Nancy
fem. proper name, probably a pet form of Ancy, dim. of M.E. Annis "Agnes."
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Nancy
city, capital, Meurthe-et-Moselle departement, Lorraine region, eastern France, in what was formerly the province of Lorraine, west of Strasbourg, near the left bank of the Meurthe River
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