Normandy
pronunciation
How to pronounce Normandy in British English:
UK [ˈnɔ:mənˈdi]
How to pronounce Normandy in American English:
US [ˈnɔrməndi]
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- Noun:
- a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
Word Origin
- Normandy
- literally "region settled by Vikings;" from Normand (see Norman).
Example
- 1. By 1420 he had easily conquered normandy .
- 2. The family subsequently moved to normandy .
- 3. The absent star of the summit grew up 10 miles away in le havre on the normandy coast .
- 4. The photo above showing a corona enshrouding the waxing gibbous moon was observed above a lovely old church in normandy , france .
- 5. Remnants of the ancient duchy of normandy , guernsey and jersey are dependencies of the british crown but make their own laws .