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normandy

/ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
nor-mandy
IPA
/ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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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.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Normandie, Normandiġ, Normendie

Derived Forms

Normandize

Phrases

Normandy bank Normandy sauce

Questions

How do you pronounce normandy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi/.
What does normandy mean?
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.
Where does normandy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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