Why is it die Normandie?

Normandie ends in -ie, and nouns ending in -ie are feminine: in a German dictionary, 98% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ie
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] region (former province) in France

[1] Region (ehemalige Provinz) in Frankreich

Examples

[1] I have been to Normandieh three times three times

[1] Ich war schon dreimal im Urlaub in der Normandie.

[1] "Gans’ unit helps the Allied troops in the invasion of Normandy in 1944 with secret service method "

[1] „Gans’ Einheit hilft den alliierten Truppen bei der Invasion in der Normandie 1944 mit geheimdienstlichen Methoden.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Normandie —
Genitiv der Normandie —
Dativ der Normandie —
Akkusativ die Normandie —
Sense 2
die

Meaning

[1] Normandy

[1] Normandie

Examples

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Declension

Singular Plural
la Normandie —

Pronunciation

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