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Nan⋅cy

[nan-see; Fr. nahn-see]
–noun
1. a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944. 111,493.
2. Also, Nancee, Nancie. a female given name, form of Ann or Anna.
3. (sometimes lowercase) Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. nance.

Meurthe-et-Mo⋅selle

[mœr-tey-maw-zel]
–noun
a department in NE France. 722,587; 2038 sq. mi. (5280 sq. km). Capital: Nancy.
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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
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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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