NORMAN


Meaning of NORMAN in English

/nawr"meuhn/ , n.

1. a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.

2. Also called Norman French . one of the mixed Scandinavian and French people who inhabited Normandy and conquered England in 1066.

3. a native or inhabitant of Normandy.

4. See Norman French (def. 1).

5. a city in central Oklahoma. 68,020.

6. a male given name.

adj.

7. of or pertaining to the Normans.

8. noting or pertaining to a variety of Romanesque architecture built by the Normans, esp. in England after 1066.

[ 1175-1225; ME Normant Northmathr Northman ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .