Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the United States, Notre Dame is often pronounced /ˌnoʊtɚ ˈdeɪm/ (Noter Dame). This pronunciation is considered colloquial. A speaker of British English would usually pronounce it Notra Damm. In French language place names, Notre-Dame is always hyphenated, as is a longer epithet of Our Lady (e.g. Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel). In church names with Notre-Dame followed by a place name, the remainder of the name is not hyphenated, if the place is where the church is located (e.g. Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica); however, it is hyphenated if the place is not where the church is located, but rather an epithet of Our Lady (e.g. Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, a church not in Lourdes, but named for Our Lady of Lourdes).
Notre Dame may also refer to:
Churches and cathedrals
There are many churches and cathedrals named Notre Dame, in France and other French-speaking countries.
They include:
Notre Dame, Indiana, the location of the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College
Notre Dame school of Polyphony, a group of composers working at or near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris from about 1170 to 1250
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