Norway
English
Etymology
From Old English Norweġ, Norþweġ, from Old Norse Norvegr (“north way”), Norðvegr, 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.
Proper noun
Norway
- One of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: the Kingdom of Norway.
- A census-designated place in Indiana
- A city in Iowa
- A town in Maine
- A city in Michigan
- A town in New York
- A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada
- A town in South Carolina
- 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 (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)
- 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
Translations
Scandinavian country
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See also
- Appendix:Place names in Norway
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, 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
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