Normandy

American  

[nawr-muhn-dee] / ˈnɔr mən di /

noun

1. 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.

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Normandy British  

/ ˈnɔːməndɪ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

In June 2004 I reported on the celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.

From BBC

Liebling, her replacement, covered World War II from Europe and Africa and witnessed the invasion of Normandy.

From The Wall Street Journal

A feasibility study for the transport of the Bayeux Tapestry to London, completed by three experts in March 2022, remains "confidential" at the request of the Normandy cultural authorities who commissioned it.

From Barron's

The tapestry is being loaned to the British Museum until July 2027 in an agreement between the French and British governments while its current home, the Bayeux Museum in Normandy, is renovated.

From BBC

In Normandy, Strasbourg did not falter after losing one English coach, Rosenior, to Chelsea and hiring another one in former Wolves boss O'Neill.

From Barron's