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Lombard

Main Entry:: Lom·bard
Pronunciation:: \ˈläm-ˌbärd, -bərd\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English Lumbarde, from Anglo-French lombart, from Old Italian lombardo, from Latin Langobardus
Date:: 14th century

1 a: a member of a Germanic people that invaded Italy in a.d. 568 and established a kingdom in the Po valley b: a native or inhabitant of Lombardy2 [from the prominence of Lombards as moneylenders] : banker , moneylender

— Lom·bar·di·an

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\läm-ˈbär-dē-ən\ adjective

— Lom·bar·dic

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\läm-ˈbär-dik\ adjective

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