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Nottingham

American  
[not-ing-uhm, -ham] / ˈnɒt ɪŋ əm, -ˌhæm /

noun

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

  2. Nottinghamshire.


Nottingham British  
/ 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)

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And yet, as the Gunners fans reacted joyously at the final whistle to this win and also at Manchester City's failure to beat Nottingham Forest, this beast of a triumph might turn out to be a beauty.

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Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have blinked first in the Premier League title run-in as they stumbled to a draw against Nottingham Forest.

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The great flaw in the latest watchdog reports on the state of Nottingham's maternity units is that it is a somewhat dated snapshot of the service - both campaigning families and staff at the trust find this frustrating.

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