Lombard
1[ lom-bahrd, -berd, luhm- ]
/ ˈlɒm bɑrd, -bərd, ˈlʌm- /
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noun
a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
a member of an ancient Germanic tribe that settled in N Italy.
a banker or moneylender.
adjective
Also Lom·bar·dic . of or relating to the Lombards or Lombardy.
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Definition for Lombard (2 of 2)
Lombard2
[ lom-bahrd, -berd, luhm- ]
/ ˈlɒm bɑrd, -bərd, ˈlʌm- /
noun
Carole Jane Alice Peters, 1909?–42, U.S. film actress.
Peter Petrus Lombardus, c1100–64?, Italian theologian: bishop of Paris 1159–64?.
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
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British Dictionary definitions for Lombard (1 of 2)
Lombard1
/ (ˈlɒmbəd, -bɑːd, ˈlʌm-) /
noun
a native or inhabitant of Lombardy
Also called: Langobard a member of an ancient Germanic people who settled in N Italy after 568 ad
adjective Also: Lombardic
of or relating to Lombardy or the Lombards
British Dictionary definitions for Lombard (2 of 2)
Lombard2
/ (ˈlɒmbəd, -bɑːd, ˈlʌm-) /
noun
Peter. ?1100–?60, Italian theologian, noted for his Sententiarum libri quatuor
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