Nottingham

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England.
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of University of Nottingham. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wells County, Indiana.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Prince George's County, Maryland.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A former village, now a neighbourhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Harrison County, Ohio.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

Example

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"In merry England in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham Town, a famous outlaw whose name was Robin Hood."

Etymology

From Middle English Notingeham, an alteration of Old English Snotingahām. The Normans found the consonant cluster /sn/ difficult to pronounce, so the initial S was dropped.

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