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Nor⋅man

[nawr-muhn]
–noun
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. Norman French (def. 1).
5. Jes⋅sye [jes-ee] , born 1945, U.S. operatic soprano.
6. a city in central Oklahoma. 68,020.
7. a male given name.
–adjective
8. of or pertaining to the Normans.
9. noting or pertaining to a variety of Romanesque architecture built by the Normans, esp. in England after 1066.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME < OF Normant < ON Northmathr Northman
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Norman, Jessye Born 1945.  
American operatic soprano acclaimed for her versatility and diverse repertoire.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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