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Notre Dame

Syllabification: (No·tre Dame)
Pronunciation: /ˌnōtrə ˈdäm/

Definition of Notre Dame
  • a Gothic cathedral in Paris, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine). It was built between 1163 and 1250 and is noted for its innovative flying buttresses and sculptured facade.

Origin:

French, literally 'our lady'

Notre Dame in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Notre Dame in the British & World English dictionary