Lombard

Lombard
I. 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 Lombardy 2. [from the prominence of Lombards as moneylenders] banker, moneylender • Lombardian adjective • Lombardic adjective II. biographical name Peter — see Peter Lombard III. geographical name village NE Illinois W of Chicago population 42,322

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