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  Nancy

  noun

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

  noun

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

“Homebuilders continue to offer incentives to buyers to clear some of that inventory,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

It served as the site of Richard and Pat Nixon’s wedding in 1940 and Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s honeymoon in 1952.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

They rolled the dice with Nancy and made a dreadful blunder.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The celebration gained some notoriety when the Washington Post ran a picture of Reagan trying—and apparently failing—to cut in on a dance between Sinatra and Nancy Reagan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Having made good her escape on the Nancy, Ona arrived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and soon found work as a seamstress.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis