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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

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is performing even better than scientists anticipated after engineers completed an extensive series of tests and precision adjustments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

I was able to ask Nancy Gates, Boldin’s financial experience principal and education manager, how you could approach this decision.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Nancy Drew mysteries wisely steered clear of this prickly subject.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Nancy Vanden Houten at Oxford Economics disagreed, expecting upside risks to inflation to continue to dominate Fed policymakers' thinking and to see them raise rates again.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nancy clicked the remote to surf the channels.

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

"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

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