Normandy Definition–noun | a region in N France along the English Channel: invaded and settled by Scandinavians in the 10th century, becoming a duchy in a.d. 911; later a province, the capital of which was Rouen; Allied invasion in World War II began here June 6, 1944. | |
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Telegraph - Found Jan. 3, 2009
... used for the D-Day landings along the north Normandy coast, those on ... It has some of the lowest hotel prices in Europe (an average of about ...
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Telegraph - Found Jan. 2, 2009
... used for the D-Day landings along the north Normandy coast, those on ... It has some of the lowest hotel prices in Europe (an average of about ...
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Telegraph - Found Jan. 2, 2009
... share inclusive of eight nights accommodation (four in a hotel, four in two ... Guernsey, and the options of excursions to Bruges, Brussels and ...
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Washington Post - Found Dec. 30, 2008
... when the editor called me up that morning at my hotel in Houston and ... possible choices include Parisienne, Provencal, or Normandy/Brittany).
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The Times - Found Dec. 27, 2008
One year, we went to Normandy Leo loves looking at shell holes and ... We were staying in a little hotel and one evening wed eaten mussels.
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Irish Times - Found Dec. 26, 2008
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1,200 students this spring at the Grand Traverse Hotel in Traverse City. ... 'Visiting the beaches of Normandy, I'll never forget that,' she said.
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