Definition of normandy Normandy

/nɔˈɹmʌndi/ - [normundee] - Nor•man•dy

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What does normandy mean?

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normandy - a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
		Normandie, Normandy
		french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
		basse-normandie, lower-normandy a division of Normandy
		haute-normandie, upper-normandy a division of Normandy

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normandy
(Fr. Normandie). Formerly a province in the north of France, bordering on the English Channel; now divided into the departments of Seine-Inférieure, Eure, Orne, Calvados, and Manche. In the time of the Romans, the country bore the name of Gallia Lugdunensis II. Under the Frankish monarchs it formed a part of Neustria. From the beginning of the 9th century it was continually devastated by the Scandinavians, termed Northmen, or Normans, from whose irruptions Charles the Simple of France purchased immunity by ceding the duchy to their leader, Rollo, 905. Rollo, the first duke, and several of his successors held it as a fief of the crown of France, until William, the seventh duke, acquired England in 1066; it was reunited to France in 1204; was reconquered by Henry V. 1418, and held by England partially till 1450.

Normandy is a region in the northern part of France. People from Normandy are called Normans'". The name of Normandy is derived from the settlement and conquest of the territory by the "Northmen" ("Northmanni" in Latin) or Vikings (Danes and Norwegians) of Hrolf the Walker.

The historic region includes two regions of France: Upper Normandy and Lower Normandy; and also the Channel Islands which are not part of France. Its also famous for cheese.

It is especially famous for being the place that the Allies invaded France through, in World War II (See D-Day).