Nancy
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Meurthe-et-Moselle (French mœrtemozɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a department of NE France, in Lorraine region. Capital: Nancy. Pop: 718 250 (2003 est). Area: 5280 sq km (2059 sq miles) | |
| nancy (ˈnænsɪ) | |
| —n , pl -cies | |
| Also called: nancy boy | |
| a. an effeminate or homosexual boy or man | |
| b. (as modifier): his nancy ways | |
| [C20: from the girl's name Nancy] | |
| Nancy (ˈnænsɪ, French ˈnɑ̃si) | |
| —n | |
| a city in NE France: became the capital of the dukes of Lorraine in the 12th century, becoming French in 1766; administrative and financial centre. Pop: 103 605 (1999) | |
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| Main Entry: | nancy |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See nancy boy |
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Word Origin & History
Nancy
fem. proper name, probably a pet form of Ancy, dim. of M.E. Annis "Agnes." Among the top 10 popular names for girls born in U.S. between 1935 and 1955.
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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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