Lombard
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- proper noun
- /ˈlɒmbərd/
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lombardo
- The Lombard bankers played a crucial role in the development of European finance during the Middle Ages.
- Lombard painter
- Lombard artist
- Lombard law
Examples
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She wants you to bring the money to 721, Lombard Street.
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She was proud to be a Lombard, carrying on the traditions of her family's heritage in northern Italy.
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When we left Lombard Street, something changed.
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Lombard will be joining you in a couple of minutes.
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According to the Lombard, jurisdiction in the Church is given by the pope.
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Just a few more blocks to Lombard Avenue... which leads to Coit Tower.
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Well, apparently, the village of Lombard wants to put Pat's squad car up for auction.
Blog text (17) -
His name is Lombard.
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This is likely because institutional investors, as TS Lombard warns, sold the strength.
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Stomach-dropping hills, trolley cars, the corkscrew turns of Lombard Street, all the familiar San Francisco chase scenes.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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A person from Italy or with family from Italy
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Etymology
Lombard can also mean a person from Lombardy in northern Italy, because the region kept the name of the old Longobardus people. In the Middle Ages the word 'Lombard' also came to mean a banker or moneylender, since many money traders came from Lombardy.