Norway
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Norway
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English Norwey, Norweye, Northwey, Norweȝe, Norewæiȝ, Norwæge, from Old English Norþweġ, a calque of Old Norse Norðvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way”), contrasted with suðrvegr (“south way”), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (“east way”), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway. Equivalent to North + way.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Norway
- A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
- 2018 September 30, Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles, “California has a new law: No more all-male boards”, in CNN Business[1]:
- Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards.
- The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches.
- A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois.
- A census-designated place in White County, Indiana.
- A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
- A rural unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Nebraska.
- A small town in Herkimer County, New York.
- A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
- A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Central Norway
- Church of Norway
- Denmark-Norway
- Eastern Norway
- East Norway
- New Norway
- Norgay
- Northern Norway
- North Norway
- Norwayan
- Norway and Sweden
- Norway haddock
- Norway House, Manitoba, Canada
- Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)
- Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
- Norway pine (Pinus resinosa)
- Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)
- Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
- Norway redfish (Sebastes viviparus)
- Norway spruce (Picea abies)
- Southern Norway
- South Norway
- Western Norway
- West Norway
Related terms
- Norwegian
- Norwegian Current
- Norwegian elkhound, Norsk elghund, elkhound
- Norwegianisation
- Norwegianise
- Norwegianising
- Norwegianization
- Norwegianize
- Norwegianizing
- Norwegian saltpeter, Norgessalpeter, ( = calcium nitrate)
- Norwegian Sea
Descendants
- → Japanese: ノルウェー (Noruwē)
Translations
Scandinavian country
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Noun
Norway (plural Norways)
- Ellipsis of Norway rat.
See also
countries in Europe (appendix)edit
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic, Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
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- Germany
- Greece
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- Iceland
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- Italy
- Kazakhstan
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- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- Austland, Austlandet
- Midt-Noreg
- Midt-Norge
- Nordaustland, Nordaustlandet
- Nordøstland, Nordøstlandet
- Nordvestland, Nordvestlandet
- Østland, Østlandet
- Søraustland, Søraustlandet
- Sørland, Sørlandet
- Sørvestland, Sørvestlandet
- Sørøstland, Sørøstlandet
- Vestland, Vestlandet