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Lombard : (noun)
1: a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in
the 6th century [syn: Lombard, Langobard]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Lombard : \Lom"bard\, a.
Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Lombard : \Lom"bard\, 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.
2. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the
business of banking was first carried on in London by
Lombards.
3. Same as Lombard-house.
A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury
or pawns. --Fuller.
4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. --Prescott.
Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks
and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market
and interest of London.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Lombard, IL (village, FIPS 44407)
Location: 41.87495 N, 88.01497 W
Population (1990): 39408 (15848 housing units)
Area: 24.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60148
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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