Lombard

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lombard \Lom"bard\, prop. a.
     Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lombard, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    42322
     Housing Units (2000): 17019
     Land area (2000):     9.685143 sq. miles (25.084403 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.014180 sq. miles (0.036726 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    9.699323 sq. miles (25.121129 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            44407
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             41.875979 N, 88.015060 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     60148
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lombard, IL
      Lombard