Notre Dame

[noh-truh deym, dahm, noh-ter]

noun

1. Also called Notre Dame de Paris. a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).

2. the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.

Notre Dame

/ nɔtrə dam, ˈnɒtrə, ˈnəʊtrə ˈdɑːm /

noun

1. the early Gothic cathedral of Paris, on the Île de la Cité: built between 1163 and 1257

Word History and Origins

Origin of Notre Dame¹

< French: our lady