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Normandy (historical region) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 49 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 49.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 000 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 0.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Part of Lugdunensis under Romans; invaded by Northmen mid-9th century; given to conquerors under Rollo by Charles III in 911; united with English kingdom in 1066; conquered by French in 1204, by English in 1417 and by the French again in 1450; scene of World War II "Battle of Normandy" in 1944. |
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Normandie (preferred,C,V,O,French-P)
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Normandy (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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Normandia (C,O)
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Normandía (C,O)
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נורמנדי (C,U,Hebrew )
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FRC6 (C,U,FIPS)
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Région Normandie (C,U,French)
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historical region (preferred, C) |
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province (H) |
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until French Revolution |
general region (C) |
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region (geographic) (C) |
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first level subdivision (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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historical connection .... |
Gallia Lugdunensis .......... (province) |
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(World, Europe, Gaul) [6003548] |
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