Nancy

[nan-see, nahn-see]

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.

nancy

¹

/ ˈnænsɪ /

noun

1. Also called: nancy boy. 

   1. an effeminate or homosexual boy or man

   2. ( as modifier )

      his nancy ways

Nancy

²

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of nancy¹

C20: from the girl's name Nancy

Example Sentences

“People that live on North Bay Road are like top people. So the city should be invested in making North Bay Road a priority,” said resident Nancy Karp, who runs a small real-estate management business.

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"I'd say it's a desert aesthetic with a soul vocal. Like a Tarantino soundtrack or a Nancy Sinatra album – the twang of the guitars, the sultriness of the production."

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“The latest jobless claims data don’t point to any meaningful change in labor market conditions,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.

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Our friend Nancy asked if she could bring her daughter Ana to see Linda, all of us having come to know each other as fellow church members.

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On Thursday, former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi rejected claims that the city wanted to see troops on the ground.

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