Norman

[ nawr-muh n ]

/ ˈnɔr mən /

noun

a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.

Also called Norman French. one of the mixed Scandinavian and French people who inhabited Normandy and conquered England in 1066.

a native or inhabitant of Normandy.

Norman French(def 1).

Jes·sye [jes-ee] /ˈdʒɛs i/, born 1945, U.S. operatic soprano.

a city in central Oklahoma.

a male given name.

adjective

of or relating to the Normans.

noting or pertaining to a variety of Romanesque architecture built by the Normans, especially in England after 1066.

Origin of Norman

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French Normant < Old Norse Northmathr Northman

Related forms

non-Nor·man, noun, adjectivepre-Nor·man, adjective, noun

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But while Norman sympathizes with the fear, he does not believe in its validity.
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Norman Lear had a crisis while filming All in the Family about people genuinely taking Archie Bunker as a role model.
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The first French sailors to reach the new world were Breton and Norman fishermen.
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It is certainly better suited to the bold outlines and masses of the Norman period.
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As far as Sir Norman could see, no other human being but himself and the solitary watchman, so often mentioned, were visible.
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Norman felt unusually happy, he flourished his stick without attempting to beat Fanny, and shouted at the top of his voice.
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But during the journey and after it, on the high Norman downs, always she had him with her.
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British Dictionary definitions for norman (1 of 2)

Norman

/ (ˈnɔːmən) /

noun

(in the Middle Ages) a member of the people of Normandy descended from the 10th-century Scandinavian conquerors of the country and the native French

a native or inhabitant of Normandy

another name for Norman French

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Normans, esp the Norman kings of England, the Norman people living in England, or their dialect of French

of, relating to, or characteristic of Normandy or its inhabitants

denoting, relating to, or having the style of Romanesque architecture used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century. It is characterized by the rounded arch, the groin vault, massive masonry walls, etc

British Dictionary definitions for norman (2 of 2)

Norman

/ (ˈnɔːmən) /

noun

Greg. born 1955, Australian golfer: winner of the British Open (1986, 1993)

Jessye (ˈdʒɛsɪ). born 1945, US soprano: noted for her interpretations of Wagner and Mahler

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Norman

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