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norman

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Noun

  1. A wooden bar, or iron pin.
  2. Synonym of normie (“a normal person”).
  3. A native or inhabitant of Normandy, France.
  4. A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.
  5. A Northman.

Proper noun

  1. The langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of Île-de-France (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman).
  2. A surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an ethnonym], for someone from Normandy, or for a Viking (Northman).
  3. A male given name from Old English used in the Middle Ages and revived in the 19th century.
  4. A number of places in the United States: A town in Montgomery County, Arkansas.
  5. A number of places in the United States: A township in Grundy County, Illinois.
  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
  7. A number of places in the United States: A township in Manistee County, Michigan.
  8. A number of places in the United States: Two townships in Minnesota, in Pine County and Yellow Medicine County.
  9. A number of places in the United States: An inactive township in Dent County, Missouri.
  10. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri.
  11. A number of places in the United States: A village in Kearney County, Nebraska.
  12. A number of places in the United States: A town in Richmond County, North Carolina.
  13. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
  14. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to Normandy or its inhabitants (present or past).
  2. Relating to the Norman language or the dialect of French spoken in Normandy.
  3. Relating to the Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans after the Norman Conquest, characterized by large arches and heavy columns.
  4. Having a counterintuitive design that confuses users about proper operation; after Don Norman, author of The Design of Everyday Things (1988).

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