English Explanatory Dictionary

Norway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois.
  7. A census-designated place in White County, Indiana.
  8. A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
  9. A rural unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas.
  10. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  11. A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.
  12. An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Nebraska.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Norway rat.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɔːweɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Norway.wav /ˈnɔɹweɪ/ en-us-Norway.ogg /ˈnɔɾwe/

Word forms

Norway Norroway Norwey Norways

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.

Synonyms

Norwegia

Related words

Norwegian Norwegian Current Norwegian elkhound Norsk elghund elkhound Norwegianisation Norwegianise Norwegianising Norwegianization Norwegianize Norwegianizing Norwegian saltpeter Norgessalpeter Norwegian Sea Austland Austlandet Midt-Noreg Midt-Norge Nordaustland Nordaustlandet Nordøstland Nordøstlandet Nordvestland Nordvestlandet Østland Østlandet Søraustland Søraustlandet Sørland Sørlandet Sørvestland Sørvestlandet Sørøstland Sørøstlandet Vestland Vestlandet

Derived words

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 Norway maple Norway pine Norway pout Norway rat Norway redfish Norway spruce Southern Norway South Norway Western Norway West Norway
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