lombard

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lombard - 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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  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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lombard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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

lombard - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  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