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  noun

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

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, against whom Jeffries will always be measured, said that when she was in charge, “we didn’t even consider that anybody would do that.”

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Chef Nancy Silverton perhaps put it most simply during the fashion panel.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

The telescope is named after physicist Nancy Grace Roman, who was Nasa's first chief astronomer in the 1960s and its first female executive.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now just two days from launch, marking the arrival of the agency's next flagship astrophysics mission after the James Webb Space Telescope.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Nancy turned and saw Toby walking into the park.

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

The two had first met when nancy, a film actress with a moderately successful career, contacted Reagan, president of the Screen Actors Guild.

From US News ● Mar. 6, 2016

Have you tried it? nancy harmon jenkins, Maine Yes, I’ve tried stir-frying with extra-virgin olive oil, and it doesn’t work because the oil has a low-smoking point.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2010

"You won't want to nancy about in shorts once the first leech has had a go at you, believe me."

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Kettering has that the chief block to progress is the stag nancy of human minds.

From Time Magazine Archive