Normandy
//ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 An administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel. The modern region was created in 2016 with the merger of Upper Normandy and Lower Normandy.
- 2 A number of other places:; A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9251).
- 3 A number of other places:; A small settlement on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SV9211)
- 4 A number of other places:; In the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, named after the Norman family.
- 5 A number of other places:; In the United States:; A city in Saint Louis County, Missouri.
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- 6 A number of other places:; In the United States:; A neighbourhood in north-east Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 7 A number of other places:; In the United States:; A town in Bedford County, Tennessee.
- 8 A number of other places:; In the United States:; A census-designated place in Maverick County, Texas.
- 9 Ellipsis of Duchy of Normandy. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 10 Ellipsis of Normandy Landings; D-Day. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
""Having been associated with practically all combined operations, from two-man raids to the planning for Normandy, I have no hesitation in saying that the finest and most profitable of the lot was your raid on St. Nazaire.""
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More examples"The Jersey shore is a shore around a small island, off of the coast of Normandy, called Jersey."
Etymology
From Middle English Normandie, Normandye, from Old English Normandiġ, from Old French Normendie, from normant + -ie. Compare Old Norse Norðmanndi (“Normandy”). Normant refers to the Germanic words for 'north' and 'man', as the original Normans were of Scandinavian origin. More at Norman.
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