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Normandy

Noun CEFR B2
ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A number of other places:
  3. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9251).
  4. A small settlement on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SV9211)
  5. In the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, named after the Norman family.
  7. A city in Saint Louis County, Missouri.
  8. A neighbourhood in north-east Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  9. A town in Bedford County, Tennessee.
  10. A census-designated place in Maverick County, Texas.
  11. Ellipsis of Duchy of Normandy.
  12. Ellipsis of Normandy Landings; D-Day.

Equivalents

EspañolNormandía
DeutschNormandie
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Examples

“"Having been associated with practically all combined operations, from two-man raids to the planning for Normandy, I have no hesitation in saying that the finest and most profitable of the lot was your raid on St. Nazaire."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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