norman
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A wooden bar, or iron pin.
- Synonym of normie (“a normal person”).
- A native or inhabitant of Normandy, France.
- 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.
- A Northman.
Proper noun
- 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).
- A surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an ethnonym], for someone from Normandy, or for a Viking (Northman).
- A male given name from Old English used in the Middle Ages and revived in the 19th century.
- A number of places in the United States: A town in Montgomery County, Arkansas.
- A number of places in the United States: A township in Grundy County, Illinois.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
- A number of places in the United States: A township in Manistee County, Michigan.
- A number of places in the United States: Two townships in Minnesota, in Pine County and Yellow Medicine County.
- A number of places in the United States: An inactive township in Dent County, Missouri.
- A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri.
- A number of places in the United States: A village in Kearney County, Nebraska.
- A number of places in the United States: A town in Richmond County, North Carolina.
- A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to Normandy or its inhabitants (present or past).
- Relating to the Norman language or the dialect of French spoken in Normandy.
- Relating to the Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans after the Norman Conquest, characterized by large arches and heavy columns.
- 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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