Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northeast France east of Paris. The capital of the duchy and region of Lorraine, the city passed to France in 1766. It was heavily bombed in World War II.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A small lobster.

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  • proper noun A city in NE France.
  • proper noun A female given name.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a city in northeastern France in Lorraine

Etymologies

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Medieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes.

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Examples

  • STACEY NEWMAN, NANCY GRACE PRODUCER: Basically, Nancy, the parents of 9-year-old Scooter Givens -- they want their son who suffers from autism to be able to bring a specially trained German shepherd named Madison to school to help him deal with his autism.

    CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2010 2010

  • MATT ZARRELL, NANCY GRACE STAFFER, COVERING STORY: Yes, from court documents, we learned she did not have a job at this point, Nancy.

    CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2010 2010

  • CLARK GOLDBAND, NANCY GRACE PRODUCER, COVERING STORY: As the investigation continues at this hour, Nancy, Josh Powell has been named a person of interest.

    CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2010 2010

  • MATT ZARRELL, NANCY GRACE PRODUCER: Yes, and what ` s interesting, Nancy, is the second she was arrested, the first thing that she did was she lawyered up.

    CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2010 2010

  • MATTHEW ZARRELL, NANCY GRACE PRODUCER: As far as we know, it ` s just two or three days, Nancy.

    CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2009 2009

  • CLARK GOLDBAND, NANCY GRACE PRODUCER, COVERING STORY: Well, Nancy, according to sources we ` re just hearing from as we go to air tonight, the child was heard crying in the background on the phone call to the local law enforcement officer.

    CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2009 2009

  • NATISHA LANCE, NANCY GRACE PRODUCER: Well, it ` s hard to say, Nancy, but I thought that she was probably referring to the depositions where they most recently had this very serious.

    CNN Transcript May 5, 2009 2009

  • CLARK GOLDBAND, NANCY GRACE PRODUCER, COVERING STORY: This is what we know from law enforcement and witness accounts, Nancy.

    CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2009 2009

  • MARLAINA SCHIAVO, NANCY GRACE PRODUCER: What we know, Nancy, is that there are a series of phone calls between Misty and her brother Timmy, the same brother that lives in Massachusetts.

    CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2009 2009

  • ELLIE JOSTAD, NANCY GRACE PRODUCER, COVERING STORY: Well, Nancy, these tapes that we ` ve been listening to, the defense didn ` t want us to hear these.

    CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2009 2009

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