Norman

Nor·man ¹  (nôrmn)

n.

1.

a. A member of a Scandinavian people who settled in northern France in the tenth century.

b. A descendant of this people, especially one ruling or inhabiting England from the time of the Norman Conquest.

2. A native or inhabitant of Normandy.

adj.

1. Of or relating to Normandy, the Normans, their culture, or their language.

2. Of or being a style of Romanesque architecture that was introduced from Normandy into England before 1066 and that flourished until about 1200.

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[Middle English, from Old French Normant (from Old Norse Nordhmadhr : nordhr, north + madhr, man) and from Old English Norman (variant of Northman : north, north; see ner-¹ in Indo-European roots + man, man; see man-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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Nor·man ²  (nôrmn)

A city of central Oklahoma south of Oklahoma City. The University of Oklahoma opened here in 1892. Population: 97,800.

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Norman

Noun

1. a person from Normandy in N France, esp. one of the people who conquered England in 1066

2. same as Norman French

Adjective

1. of the Normans or their dialect of French

2. of Normandy

3. of a style of architecture used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century, with rounded arches and massive masonry walls

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Norman - United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) Jessye Norman
	2.	Norman - Australian golfer (born in 1955) Greg Norman, Gregory John Norman
	3.	Norman - an inhabitant of Normandy Normandie, Normandy - a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie French person, Frenchman, Frenchwoman - a person of French nationality
Adj.	1.	Norman - of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy; "Norman beaches"
	2.	Norman - of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans; "the Norman Invasion in 1066"