What does "normandy" mean?
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.
Normandy
/ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi/ name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: 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.
- Grammar: normandy is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: area, duchy of normandy, norman, norman duchy.
- Useful contrasts: global, nonregional.
- Usage evidence: The Jersey shore is a shore around a small island, off of the coast of Normandy, called Jersey.
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Definitions
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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Example
"The Jersey shore is a shore around a small island, off of the coast of Normandy, called Jersey."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "normandy"?
Common synonyms include: area, duchy of normandy, norman, norman duchy, norman realm, normandie.
How do you use "normandy" in a sentence?
The Jersey shore is a shore around a small island, off of the coast of Normandy, called Jersey.
How do you pronounce "normandy"?
Pronounced /ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi/.
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.