Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Germanic people that invaded northern Italy in the sixth century AD and established a kingdom in the Po River valley.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- noun A banker or moneylender.
- Peter,Italian theologian whose four-volume Sentences (1148–1151) served as the standard textbook in theology for several centuries.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A banker or money-broker or -lender.
- noun [lowercase] A bank for loans; a broker's shop; a pawnbroker's shop. See
lumber . - noun Hence [lowercase] A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest on articles deposited and pledged; a montde-piété.
- noun Milit., a cannon of heavy caliber in the later middle ages and in the sixteenth century: probably derived from northern Italy.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of Lombardy in Italy; more specifically, a member of the Germanic tribe (Longobards) who about
a. d. 568, under Alboin, conquered the part of northern Italy still called Lombardy, and founded the kingdom of that name, which was afterward extended over a much larger territory, and was finally overthrown by Charlemagne in 774. - Of or pertaining to Lombardy or the Lombards.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
- proper noun A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- proper noun A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards.
- proper noun Same as
Lombard-house . - proper noun (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use.
- proper noun the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A member of a
Germanic people whoinvaded Italy in the 6thcentury ; aLangobard . - noun A
native orinhabitant ofLombardy . - noun rare A
banker ormoneylender . - proper noun A romance language spoken in northern
Italy and southern Switzerland, see Wikipedia:Lombard language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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[11] I use the term Lombard architecture here, as defined above (p. 31, note), for the style of building prevalent in Italy during the Lombard occupation, or just after.
Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts John Addington Symonds 1866
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The St. John Twin Cinema on Lombard is fantastic specifically. 6 dollar tickets for first run films and BEER to boot?!
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According to the Feb. 3 New York Times story, The film program is the brainchild of Kevin Lombard, an Emmy-winning cinematographer and documentary filmmaker, and his wife, Judith Ann Paixao, who has assisted in his productions.
Disabled Iraq veterans go to film school BA Haller 2008
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"The Bank of Russia decided to make a more cautious cut," the central bank said in a statement, after lowering the refinancing rate to 10.75% from 11% and others, including the short-term Lombard and overnight rates, also by 0.25 percentage point, effective Monday.
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In a widely expected move, the central bank said it will lower its refinancing rate 0.5% to 12.5% and will lower other lending rates, including the rate for short-term Lombard loans by 0.5%, as of Friday.
Russia to Lower Lending Rates, Increase Reserve Requirements 2009
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Critics say that Pastor Lombard is indulging "hobbyists," and overemphasizing one part of the Bible to the detriment of others that are far more important.
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Lombard is still striking out a little more than he should, but he's hitting the ball consistently and with the kind of authority Detroit needs in Comerica Park.
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Among other items, he had found several letters addressed to Mark Culledon, Esq., some with an address in Lombard Street, others with one in Fitzjohn's Avenue, Hampstead.
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At that point, he said, he called Lombard police and told them about the offer to kill Savio.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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At that point, he said, he called Lombard police and told them about the offer to kill Savio.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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