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[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.
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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.
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2. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the
business of banking was first carried on in London by
Lombards.
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3. Same as Lombard-house.
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A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury
or pawns. --Fuller.
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4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. --Prescott.
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Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks
and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market
and interest of London.
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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