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# norman

«norman» in Mova's school dictionary: **noun (history): The Normans were people from Normandy in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (Norman); noun (a Norman, Normans; Norman — a name)

### meaning for a pupil

1) noun (history): The Normans were people from Normandy in northern France; in 1066 William the Conqueror led them to conquer England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#m1)

2) adjective: To do with the Normans: Norman castles, Norman French. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#m2)

3) (a name) Norman is a man's first name, and also a surname. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In UK history lessons, the Norman Conquest of 1066, the Battle of Hastings, the Bayeux Tapestry, the Domesday Book and Norman motte-and-bailey castles are key topics. Norman French added many words to English (beef, pork, judge, castle). Phrases: «the Norman Conquest», «Norman castle», «Norman French», «Norman invasion».

### examples

- The Normans invaded England in 1066. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#x1)
- William the Conqueror was a Norman duke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#x2)
- We visited a Norman castle with thick stone walls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#x3)
- Norman French gave English words like «beef» and «court». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#x4)
- The Bayeux Tapestry shows the Norman invasion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#x5)
- My grandad's name is Norman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#x6)
- Norman churches have round arches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/#x7)

### note

Capital letter: Norman. Plural «Normans». Related: Normandy (the region in France). The Normans were descended from Vikings (Norsemen). Trap: a lower-case «norman» is not a normal English word; it is a name or the people/style. In history, Norman architecture = Romanesque, with round arches.

### In the corpora

- [Thousands of English words come from French; after 1066 the Normans from France ruled England and French became the language of the court.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/36-english-words-that-came-from-french/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «norman» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norman/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.