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Nottingham definition

Not·ting·ham (nät′iŋ əm)

  1. Nottinghamshire
  2. county seat of Nottinghamshire, central England: county district pop. 264,000

Etymology: < OE Snotingaham < Snoting, people of Snot (< Snot, personal name < snotor, wise + -inga, patronymic suffix) + ham, home

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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