Norden

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Norden bombsight. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Various places, including:; A hamlet in Corfe Castle parish, Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9483).
  2. 2
    Various places, including:; A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8514).
  3. 3
    Various places, including:; A village in Nevada County, California, United States.
  4. 4
    Various places, including:; A township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States.
  5. 5
    Various places, including:; An unincorporated community in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States, named after Norden in Germany.
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  1. 6
    Various places, including:; A town in Aurich district, Lower Saxony, Germany.
  2. 7
    A surname.

Etymology

A loanword from Scandinavian languages, referring to the Nordic countries or to northern Europe.

Related phrases

greater manchesterlower saxonynevada countypennington county

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