Norway

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈnɔː.weɪ/
• US IPA: /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/

Origin

From Old English Norweg, Norþweg, from Old Norse Norvegr ("north way"), Norðvegr, from norðr ("north") + vegr ("way"), contrasted with suthrvegar ("south way"), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr ("east way"), the lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway.

Full definition of Norway

Proper noun

1. One of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: Kingdom of Norway (Kongeriket Norge in Bokmål and Kongeriket Noreg in Nynorsk).
2. A CDP in Indiana
3. A city in Iowa
4. A town in Maine
5. A city in Michigan
6. A town in New York
7. A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada
8. A town in South Carolina
9. A town in Wisconsin

Derived terms

• Central Norway
• Church of Norway
• East Norway
• Eastern Norway
• New Norway
• North Norway
• Northern Norway
• Norway House, Manitoba, Canada
• Norway lobster ()
• Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
• Norway pine (Pinus resinosa)
• Norway pout ()
• Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
• Norway redfish ()
• Norway spruce (Picea abies)
• South Norway
• Southern Norway
• West Norway
• Western Norway

Related terms

• Norwegian
• Norwegian Current
• Norwegian elkhound, Norsk elghund, elkhound
• Norwegianisation
• Norwegianise
• Norwegianising
• Norwegianization
• Norwegianize
• Norwegianizing
• Norwegian saltpeter, Norgessalpeter, ( = calcium nitrate)
• Norwegian Sea