Definition of nancy Nancy

/næˈnsi/ - [nansee] - Nan•cy

We found 6 definitions of nancy from 6 different sources.

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Noun

nancy - a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • nancy
    nan′si, n. an effeminate young man, often a 'Miss Nancy.'—Nancy Pretty, a corruption of none so pretty, the Saxifraga umbrosa

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • nancy
    An east-country term for a small lobster.

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  • nancy
    A city of France, the capital of the department of the Meurthe, situated on the Meurthe, 30 miles south from Metz; it was the capital of Lorraine and the residence of the dukes of that country in the 13th century. After taking Nancy, November 29, 1475, and losing it, October 5, 1476, Charles the Bold of Burgundy was defeated and slain beneath its walls by René II., duke of Lorraine, and the Swiss, January 5, 1477. Nancy on the retreat of MacMahon’s army, and expecting the German army, surrendered to four Uhlans, August 12, 1870.

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  • Nancy is a city in the east of France in Lorraine.

    It has about 110,000 inhabitants.

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