Normandy

Origin

Old French Normendie, from normant + -ie. Normant refers to the words for 'north' and 'man', as the original normans were of Scandinavian origin. More at Norman.

Full definition of Normandy

Proper noun

1. (historical) Historical region and former province of Northwest France on the English Channel, divided into the regions Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie. Its beaches were the site of Allied landings on D-Day (June 6, 1944).

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