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Norman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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Nor·man /ˈnɔːmən $ ˈnɔːr-/ adjective  1 AASHbuilt in the style that was popular during the 11th and 12th centuries in Europe 〔建筑〕诺曼式的,诺曼风格的〔指1112世纪时欧洲盛行的一种建筑风格〕 a Norman church 诺曼式教堂2. SHrelating to the Normans, the northern French people who took control of England in the 11th century 诺曼()
Examples from the Corpus
NormanUsers can choose to play as themselves or as Norman.Aksum had outlasted Jerusalem and Rome, going down in ruin only eighty years before the Norman conquest of Britain.Monreale is the most notable of the Norman monuments in Sicily, situated in the hills above Palermo.They still could have posed for Norman Rockwell.The massive pillars of its nave are very reminiscent of the Norman splendours of Durham cathedral.It has a narrow Norman tower, the battlements of which were added at a later date.The arch between the nave and the chancel is also Norman with zig-zag ornaments.
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Norman
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Norman /ˈnɔːmən $ ˈnɔːr-/ adjective
1. built in the style that was popular during the 11th and 12th centuries in Europe:
    a Norman church
2. relating to the Normans, the northern French people who took control of England in the 11th century

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Norman, Barry
(1933–) a well-known British film critic (=someone whose job is to give their opinion of a film etc) who had a weekly programme about films on BBC television between 1972 and 1998

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Norman, Greg /ɡreɡ/
(1955–) an Australian golfer who won many important international competitions in the 1980s and 1990s, including the British Open, the Australian Open, and the World Match-Play Championship. His nickname is ‘The Great White Shark’.

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Norman, Jessye /ˈdʒesi/
(1945–) a US opera singer known for her beautiful and powerful voice


Nor·manBrE /ˈnɔːmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɔːrmən/ 🔊 adjectiveused to describe the style of architecture in Britain in the 11th and 12th centuries that developed from the Romanesque style 诺曼式的;诺曼式建筑风格的a Norman church/castle诺曼式的教堂/城堡connected with the Normans (= the people from northern Europe who defeated the English in 1066 and then ruled the country) 诺曼人的the Norman Conquest诺曼征服