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Norman Definition


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Norman
noun
    1. A person from Normandy, especially one of the descendants of the Scandinavian settlers of N France, who then conquered England in 1066.
    2. Norman French.
adj
    1. Relating to or belonging to the Normans, their language, etc, or to Normandy.
    2. archit.
      Signifying or relating to a building style typical in 10c and 11c Normandy, and 11c and 12c England, similar to Romanesque, with round arches and heavy massive pillars.
Etymology: 13c: from French Normant, from Norse Northmathr.



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