Nottingham

American  

[not-ing-uhm, -ham] / ˈnɒt ɪŋ əm, -ˌhæm /

noun

1. a city in SW Nottinghamshire, in central England.

2. Nottinghamshire.

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Nottingham British  

/ ˈnɒtɪŋəm /

noun

1. a city in N central England, administrative centre of Nottinghamshire, on the River Trent: scene of the outbreak of the Civil War (1642); famous for its associations with the Robin Hood legend; two universities. Pop: 249 584 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in N central England, in Nottinghamshire. Pop: 273 900 (2003 est). Area: 78 sq km (30 sq miles)

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Nottingham

Pubs in Nottingham, St Albans and Lincolnshire have all, in the past, claimed to be that very establishment - but one pub in Somerset may have a stronger claim than its rivals.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Trying to stay within Uefa's guidelines was among the reasons why the club sold Munoz to Nottingham Forest for £22m.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

NHS staff accessing the medical records of the Nottingham attacks victims and possible breaches over a man killed by a tiger is a "disgrace", the health secretary has said.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Professor Tomas Jungwirth is affiliated with the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the University of Nottingham.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The only thing Robin has in common with the legendary hero of Nottingham is that he’s an expert thief.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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