Normandy

Normandy
Historical region and former province of Northwest France on the English Channel, divided into the regions Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie. Its beaches were the site of Allied landings on D-Day (June 6, 1944).

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  • Normandy, TN — U.S. town in Tennessee Population (2000): 141 Housing Units (2000): 60 Land area (2000): 0.229234 sq. miles (0.593713 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.229234 sq. miles (0.593713 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Normandy — (Hautot sur Mer,Франция) Категория отеля: Адрес: 83 rue du 19 août 1942, 76550 Hautot sur …   Каталог отелей

  • Normandy — prop. n. A region of France divided into Haute Normandie and Basse Normandie. Syn: Normandie. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Normandy — lit. region settled by Vikings; from Normand (see NORMAN (Cf. Norman)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Normandy — [nôr′mən dē] historical region in NW France, on the English Channel …   English World dictionary

  • Normandy — For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). Map of Normandy Traditional flag of Normandy Norm …   Wikipedia

  • Normandy — /nawr meuhn dee/, n. 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… …   Universalium

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