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Normandy

/ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi/

Normandy proper noun: 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. Also the ellipsis of Duchy of Normandy.

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Proper noun

Normandy

  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 village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9251).
  3. A small settlement on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SV9211)
  4. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, named after the Norman family.
  5. A city in Saint Louis County, Missouri.
  6. A neighbourhood in north-east Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  7. A town in Bedford County, Tennessee.
  8. A census-designated place in Maverick County, Texas.

Also used as

Normandy is also the ellipsis of Duchy of Normandy.

Normandy is also the ellipsis of Normandy Landings.

Normandy meaning in Marathi, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Normandy in Marathi

region of France
नॉर्मंडी nŏrmaṇḍī

Normandy in Arabic

region of France
نُورْمَانْدِي nurmandī

Normandy in Malay

region of France
Normandie

Normandy in Indonesian

region of France
Normandia
More languagesFewer languages
Normandy in Thai
นอร์ม็องดี nɔɔr-mɔng-dii
Normandy in Vietnamese
Normandie

Origin of Normandy

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.

Words formed from Normandy

Phrases with Normandy

Questions about Normandy

What does Normandy mean?
Normandy means 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.
What is Normandy in Marathi?
Normandy in Marathi is नॉर्मंडी (nŏrmaṇḍī). See Normandy meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Normandy?
Normandy is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Normandy?
Normandy is pronounced /ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi/.

Words near Normandy in the dictionary

  1. normandize
  2. normandized
  3. normandizes
  4. normandizing
  5. Normands
  6. Normandy
  7. Normandy bank
  8. Normandy banks
  9. Normandy pippin
  10. Normandy pippins
  11. Normandy sauce

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Normandy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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