Norway

Meaning

Name

1. A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
2. The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches.
3. A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
4. An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois.
5. A census-designated place in White County, Indiana.
6. A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
7. A rural unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas.
8. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
9. A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.
10. An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Nebraska.
11. A small town in Herkimer County, New York.
12. A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
13. A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.

Noun

Ellipsis of Norway rat.

Synonyms

Kingdom of Norway

Norge

Noreg

Vadsø

Berg

the Kingdom of Norway

𐐤𐐱𐑉𐐶𐐩

Vardø

Translations

Norvège

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Norvegia

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Norwegen

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Noruega

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Noruega

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Νορβηγία

Noorwegen

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Norveç

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Noruega

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Norvegia

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النرويج

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نرويج

Norvègia

Norway

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɔː.weɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Norwey

Inherited from Old English: Norþweġ

In summary

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.

Sentences

Partridge was born in Norway , Maine , a town in Oxford County .

He undertook expeditions to the Provence , Turkey , the Balkans , and Norway .