Nottingham

[ not-ing-uhmor, U.S. often -ham ]

noun

1. a city in SW Nottinghamshire, in central England.
2. Nottinghamshire.

Nottingham

/ ˈnɒtɪŋəm /

noun

1. a city in N central England, administrative centre of Nottinghamshire, on the River Trent: scene of the outbreak of the Civil War (1642); famous for its associations with the Robin Hood legend; two universities. Pop: 249 584 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in N central England, in Nottinghamshire. Pop: 273 900 (2003 est). Area: 78 sq km (30 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Goodwin, an associate professor at Nottingham University, has compiled the first comprehensive study on the rise of Ukip.

From The Daily Beast

If you need a reminder, watch Prince of Thieves; he was the only actor in 12th-century Nottingham speaking Californian.

From The Daily Beast

Romney is like the sheriff of Nottingham: all castle, no conviction; which makes Newt Gingrich the earthy Friar Tuck.

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Over 1,100 people have been arrested in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, and Leicester.

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Provincial cities have not escaped, with violence on the streets of Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, and Liverpool.

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Nottingham and the other Tories remained silent; and the bill passed without a division.

From Project Gutenberg

Later in the year commissions were issued to try the rioters at Nottingham and Derby.

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In the cases of Nottingham and St. Pancras the outdoor relief regulations at the end of 1847 were in special terms.

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The next morning he was to be tried again on another indictment, charging him with having set fire to the castle at Nottingham.

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The castle has a fine appearance in the distance, as it stands on a rocky eminence; something like our castle here in Nottingham.

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