Nottingham

Inherited from Old English Snotingahām. The Normans found the consonant cluster /sn/ difficult to pronounce, so the initial S was dropped.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/

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Nottingham

1. A city and unitary authority in Nottinghamshire, England.
2. Ellipsis of University of Nottingham.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wells County, Indiana.
   2. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
   3. A small town in Prince George's County, Maryland.
   4. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
   5. An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
   6. A former village, now a neighbourhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
   7. A township in Harrison County, Ohio.
   8. A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
   9. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

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