Norman
adjective
uk/ˈnɔː.mən/us/ˈnɔːr.mən/belongingorrelatingto thepeoplefromnorthernFrance,especiallythose whoinvaded(= usedforcetoenter)Englandin 1066 andbecameitsrulers, or to thebuildingsthat were made duringtheirrule:
诺曼人的；（建筑）诺曼式的the Normaninvasion/conquest诺曼入侵／征服
a Normancastle/church/cathedral诺曼式城堡／教堂／大教堂
Middle Ages (medieval Period) 501-1500
- alchemy
- Anglo-Saxon
- bestiary
- Black Death
- chivalrous
- chivalry
- crusade
- Gothic
- mediaeval
- medieval
- minstrel
- moor
- Romanesque
- saga
- Saxon
- serf
- serfdom
- the Middle Ages
- trebuchet
- troubadour
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Buildings in general
Norman
noun[C]
uk/ˈnɔː.mən/us/ˈnɔːr.mən/amemberof agroupofpeoplefromnorthernFrance,especiallythose whoinvadedEnglandin 1066 andbecameitsrulers:
The Anglo-Saxons weredefeatedby the Normans.
The Normans weredescendantsofVikingsettlersinnorthwesternFrance.
- Hastings Castle wasbuiltfromstoneshippedby the Normans from France.
- Hisfatherwas a Norman whotravelledto Lincolnshire,possiblyaspartof William the Conqueror'sforces.
- Thepoetwas a Norman bybirth.
Middle Ages (medieval Period) 501-1500
- alchemy
- Anglo-Saxon
- bestiary
- Black Death
- chivalrous
- chivalry
- crusade
- Gothic
- mediaeval
- medieval
- minstrel
- moor
- Romanesque
- saga
- Saxon
- serf
- serfdom
- the Middle Ages
- trebuchet
- troubadour
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Names of groups of people who lived in the past