Normandy Landings UK [ˌnɔːrməndi ˈlændɪŋz] US [ˌnɔrməndi ˈlændɪŋz]
the time during the Second World War when soldiers from Britain, America, and other Allied countries arrived in Normandy in northern France to try to make the German army leave France. The day on which they arrived, June 6th 1944, is called D-Day . http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/normandy-landings-the.htm
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.