Normandy
English
proper noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Normandie inherited from Old English Normandiġ derived from Old French Normendie.
Origin
Old French
Normendie
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Normandize English
- Normandie French
- Normandiġ Old English
- Normand Middle English
- Normandie Middle English
- Normainn Irish
- Normendie Old French
- Nouormandie Norman