Nissard

See also: nissard

English

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Etymology

From French nissard, from Occitan niçard. Compare Italian nizzardo.

Noun

Nissard (plural Nissards)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Nice; a Niçois. [from 18th c.]
    • 2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Penguin, published 2012, page 191:
      The most famous of all Nizzards also allowed himself to become involved in a daft plot with an English adventurer called Laurence Oliphant.
  2. The Niçois dialect. [from 19th c.]

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