"Notre Dame" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌnoʊ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/ [US], /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/ [UK], /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdæm/ [UK], /ˌnɔ.tɹə ˈdäːm/ [Australia], /ˌnoʊ.tɚ ˈdeɪm/ [US], /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdeɪm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Notre Dame.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Notre Dame2.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɑːm, -eɪm Etymology: From French Notre Dame (literally, “Our Lady”, a title of Mary, mother of Jesus; now hyphenated as Notre-Dame). The university was named by its founder, the French-born Catholic priest Edward Sorin. The place was named after the university. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Notre Dame}} French Notre Dame, {{yesno|1|l|L}} l, {{m-g|Our Lady}} “Our Lady”, {{lit|Our Lady|nocap=1}} literally, “Our Lady” Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolink=1}} Notre Dame
  1. Notre-Dame de Paris. Related terms: Notre-Dame [alternative], Nôtre Dame [alternative]
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  2. University of Notre Dame. Related terms: Notre Dame Bay, School Sister of Notre Dame Translations (French cathedral): Пари́жката Света́ Богоро́дица (Parížkata Svetá Bogoródica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Но́търдам (Nótărdam) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Но́търдам дьо Пари́ (Nótărdam djo Parí) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 巴黎聖母院 /巴黎圣母院 (Bālí Shèngmǔyuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Notre-Dame [feminine] (French), Notre-Dame de Paris [feminine] (French), პარიზის ღვთისმშობლის ტაძარი (ṗarizis ɣvtismšoblis ṭaʒari) (Georgian), ნოტრ-დამი (noṭr-dami) (Georgian), Notre-Dame [feminine] (German), Notre-Dame de Paris [feminine] (German), ノートルダム (Nōtorudamu) (Japanese), ノートルダム大聖堂 (Nōtorudamu daiseidō) (alt: ノートルダムだいせいどう) (Japanese), 노트르담 (Noteureudam) (Korean), 노트르담 대성당 (noteureudam daeseongdang) (Korean), Собо́р Пари́жской Богома́тери (Sobór Parížskoj Bogomáteri) [masculine] (Russian), Нотр-Да́м (Notr-Dám) [masculine] (Russian), Нотр-Да́м де Пари́ (Notr-Dám dɛ Parí) [masculine] (Russian)
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  3. A census-designated place in Indiana. Categories (place): Census-designated places in Indiana, USA, Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States Translations (census-designated place in Indiana): Notre Dame [feminine] (French)
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Alternative forms

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