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Nants

Nants noun: a type of brandy produced in the Nantes area of France; brandy, spirit.

Noun

Nants (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, historical) A type of brandy produced in the Nantes area of France; brandy, spirit.
    • And if your honour should want a small parcel of fine tea, or a few anchors of right Nantz, I'll be bound you shall be furnished to your heart's content.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Forms of Nants

alternative formNantz

Origin of Nants

From the town of Nantes.

Questions about Nants

What does Nants mean?
Nants means a type of brandy produced in the Nantes area of France; brandy, spirit.
What part of speech is Nants?
Nants is a noun.

Words near Nants in the dictionary

  1. Nantong
  2. nantos
  3. Nantosuelta
  4. Nantou
  5. nantradol
  6. Nants
  7. Nantsios
  8. Nantua
  9. Nantua sauce
  10. Nantucket
  11. Nantucket County

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