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Narvik

/ˈnɑː(ɹ)vɪk/

Narvik proper noun: a town and municipality in Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway.

Proper noun

Narvik

  1. A town and municipality in Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway.
    • In the early spring the war took on a new aspect with the German invasions of Denmark and Norway on April 9, hinging largely on the export of iron ore from the Norwegian Atlantic port of Narvik, at the western end of the Swedish Lapland iron ore railway.1940 December, “Railways and the War—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 629

Origin of Narvik

Originally a Norwegian farm name; from Old Norse Knarravík or *Njarðarvík

Questions about Narvik

What does Narvik mean?
Narvik means a town and municipality in Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway.
What part of speech is Narvik?
Narvik is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Narvik?
Narvik is pronounced /ˈnɑː(ɹ)vɪk/.

Words near Narvik in the dictionary

  1. Narvaez
  2. Narvaezes
  3. Narvaiz
  4. Narvaizes
  5. Narvi
  6. Narvik
  7. Narvitian
  8. Narvitians
  9. narwal
  10. narwals
  11. narwedine

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