Normandy

American

[nawr-muhn-dee] / ˈnɔr mən di /

noun

a region in N France along the English Channel: invaded and settled by Scandinavians in the 10th century, becoming a duchy in a.d. 911; later a province, the capital of which was Rouen; Allied invasion in World War II began here June 6, 1944.

Normandy British

/ ˈnɔːməndɪ /

noun

French name: Normandie. a former province of N France, on the English Channel: settled by Vikings under Rollo in the 10th century; scene of the Allied landings in 1944. Chief town: Rouen

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By the late 1950s, 559 new cemeteries had been constructed worldwide, half of them in Normandy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

You can see the sea of American crosses in Normandy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Troop carriers and gliders from Fairford were used for the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Albert Lamond, from Glasgow, was an 18-year-old signalman aboard HMS Rowley when he took part in the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The night after the Normandy Invasion, restaurants in Moscow were packed with excited people thrilled to have a reason to celebrate.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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