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duchy of normandy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
duchy of nor-mandy
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country, a duchy in Europe, now only composed of the Channel Islands in the English Channel; a crown possession of the Monarch of England, since the Conquest of England by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy; bureaucratically, it is administered by the UK.

name

A historical duchy in France, located on the Normandy peninusla, and surrounding coast, that became the province of Normandy.

Etymology

duchy+Normandy. From Anglo-Norman Normandie, from Norman Normandie, from Old French Normandie, from normant+-ie. From Anglo-Norman duché, from Latin dux.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the Duchy of Normandy (canonical)

Synonyms

Normandy Channel Islands

Questions

What does duchy of normandy mean?
A country, a duchy in Europe, now only composed of the Channel Islands in the English Channel; a crown possession of the Monarch of England, since the Conquest of England by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy; bureaucratically, it is administered by the UK.
Where does duchy of normandy come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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