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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century;
[syn: Lombard, Langobard]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lombard \Lom"bard\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lombard \Lom"bard\, prop. n. [F. lombard, fr. the Longobardi or Langobardi, i. e., Longbeards, a people of Northern Germany, west of the Elbe, and afterward in Northern Italy. See Long, and Beard, and cf. Lumber.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy. [1913 Webster] 2. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards. [1913 Webster] 3. Same as Lombard-house. [1913 Webster] A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Lombard n 1: a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century [syn: Lombard, Langobard]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Lombard, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 42322 Housing Units (2000): 17019 Land area (2000): 9.685143 sq. miles (25.084403 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.014180 sq. miles (0.036726 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.699323 sq. miles (25.121129 sq. km) FIPS code: 44407 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 41.875979 N, 88.015060 W ZIP Codes (1990): 60148 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Lombard, IL Lombard