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Nottingham
[ not-ing-uhmor, U.S. often -ham ]
Nottingham
/ ˈnɒtɪŋəm /
noun
- 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)
- 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.
If you need a reminder, watch Prince of Thieves; he was the only actor in 12th-century Nottingham speaking Californian.
Romney is like the sheriff of Nottingham: all castle, no conviction; which makes Newt Gingrich the earthy Friar Tuck.
Over 1,100 people have been arrested in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, and Leicester.
Provincial cities have not escaped, with violence on the streets of Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, and Liverpool.
Nottingham and the other Tories remained silent; and the bill passed without a division.
Later in the year commissions were issued to try the rioters at Nottingham and Derby.
In the cases of Nottingham and St. Pancras the outdoor relief regulations at the end of 1847 were in special terms.
The next morning he was to be tried again on another indictment, charging him with having set fire to the castle at Nottingham.
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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