26984 words

norman

2 definitions • 4 examples
1
belonging or relating to the people from northern France, especially those who invaded (= used force to enter) England in 1066 and became its rulers, or to the buildings that were made during their rule:

Examples:

the Norman invasion/conquest
2
a member of a group of people from northern France, especially those who invaded England in 1066 and became its rulers:

Examples:

The Anglo-Saxons were defeated by the Normans.
The Normans were descendants of Viking settlers in northwestern France.

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