/ ˈnɔːmən; NAmE ˈnɔːrm-/ adjective
1.
used to describe the style of architecture in Britain in the 11th and 12th centuries that developed from the Romanesque style :
a Norman church / castle
2.
connected with the Normans (= the people from northern Europe who defeated the English in 1066 and then ruled the country) :
the Norman Conquest
For more information see the Cultural Guide
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French Normans , plural of Normant , from Old Norse Northmathr Northman.