From FrenchNotre 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.
Pronunciation
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(cathedral):
(US) IPA(key): /ˌnoʊ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/
(UK) IPA(key): /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/, /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdæm/
Audio (Southern England):
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(General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌnɔ.tɹə ˈdäːm/
Rhymes: -ɑːm
(university):
(US) IPA(key): /ˌnoʊ.tɚ ˈdeɪm/
(UK) IPA(key): /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdeɪm/
Audio (Southern England):
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Rhymes: -eɪm
Hyphenation: No‧tre Dame
Proper noun
[edit]English Wikipedia has an article on:Notre DameWikipedia South façade and the nave of Notre Dame (sense 1) in 2017
Notre Dame
Notre-Dame de Paris. Alternative forms:Notre-Dame, (uncommon)Nôtre Dame
[edit]French Wikipedia has an article on:Notre DameWikipedia fr
Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /nɔ.tʁə dam/
Etymology 1
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See Notre-Dame.
Proper noun
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Notre Damef
obsolete spelling of Notre-Dame
Derived terms
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N. D.
Notre Dame de Noylhiac
Etymology 2
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From EnglishNotre Dame, named after the University of Notre Dame, itself named from French by its founder, the French-born Catholic priest Edward Sorin.