'Lombard' definitions:
Definition of 'Lombard'
(from WordNet)
noun
A member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century [syn: Lombard, Langobard]
Definition of 'Lombard'
From: GCIDE
- Lombard \Lom"bard\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lombard'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Same as Lombard-house. [1913 Webster]
- A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
- Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London. [1913 Webster]
Lombard, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.