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  Nancy

  noun

  a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
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  nancy

  noun

Nancy

American  

[nan-see, nahn-see] / ˈnæn si, nɑ̃ˈsi /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.

2. Also Nancee, Nancie. a female given name, form of Ann or Anna.

3. (sometimes lowercase) nance.

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nancy ¹ British  

/ ˈnænsɪ /

noun

1. Also called: nancy boy. 

   1. an effeminate or homosexual boy or man

   2. ( as modifier )

      his nancy ways

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Nancy ² British  

/ ˈnænsɪ, ˈnɑ̃si /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of nancy

C20: from the girl's name Nancy

Example Sentences

I don’t get angry, I just get Nancy on the phone.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Powerful new observatories, including the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, are expected to dramatically expand the search for these repeating lensing events in the coming years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Senate and is home to the first female House speaker, San Francisco’s Nancy Pelosi.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Nancy, from Bala, was shocked by the research, adding she could not understand how young people could afford that many as she only had takeaways once or twice a month.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Nancy stared at the snowman as his scarf flapped in the wind.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene