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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Norman \Nor"man\, n.
   A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the
   Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th
   century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race
   which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.

Norman \Nor"man\, n. [F. normand.] (Naut.)
   A wooden bar, or iron pin. --W. C. Russell.

Norman \Nor"man\, a. [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See
   {Northman}, and cf. {Norse}.]
   Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the
   Norman language; the Norman conquest.

   {Norman style} (Arch.), a style of architecture which arose
      in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness,
      simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular
      arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of
      ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or
      cable-formed ornaments were prominent.

Source : WordNet®

Norman
     n 1: United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) [syn: {Jessye
          Norman}]
     2: Australian golfer (born in 1955) [syn: {Greg Norman}, {Gregory
        John Norman}]
     3: an inhabitant of Normandy

Norman
     adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy; "Norman
            beaches"
     2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans; "the
        Norman Invasion in 1066"
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