Normandy
English
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.
Proper noun
Normandy
- A region and former province of northwest France on the English Channel. Its beaches were the site of Allied landings on D-Day (June 6, 1944). The modern region was created in 2016 with the merger of Upper Normandy and Lower Normandy.
Translations
region of France
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Anagrams
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Proper noun
Normandy
- Alternative form of Normandie
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