Norway
UK/ˈnɔːweɪ/
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British/ˈnoːwɛj/
Norway proper noun: a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway. Also the ellipsis of Norway rat.
Proper noun
Norway
- A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
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- Synonyms:
- Norwegia
- 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.
- 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.
Also used as
Norway is also the ellipsis of Norway rat.
Norway meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Norway in Hindi
- Scandinavian country
- नॉर्वे nŏrve
Norway in Tamil
- Scandinavian country
- நோர்வே nōrvē
Norway in Marathi
- Scandinavian country
- नॉर्वे nŏrve
Norway in Urdu
- Scandinavian country
- نارْوے nārve
More languagesFewer languages
- Norway in Bengali
- নরওয়ে norōẇe
- Norway in Telugu
- నార్వే nārvē
- Norway in Malayalam
- നോർവെ nōṟve
- Norway in Kannada
- ನಾರ್ವೇ nārvē
- Norway in Punjabi
- ਨਾਰਵੇ nārve
- Norway in Gujarati
- નોર્વે norve
- Norway in Odia
- ନରୱେ narawe
- Norway in Sinhala
- නෝර්වේ nōrwē
- Norway in Assamese
- নৰৱে norowe
- Norway in Nepali
- नर्वे narve
- Norway in Pashto
- ناروې nārwe
- Norway in Tagalog
- Norwega
- Norway in Arabic
- النُّرْوِيج an-nurwīj
- Norway in Malay
- Norway
- Norway in Indonesian
- Norwegia
- Norway in Thai
- นอร์เวย์ nɔɔ-wee
- Norway in Vietnamese
- Na Uy
- Norway in Myanmar
- နော်ဝေ nauwe
- Dhivehi
- ނޯވޭ nōvē
- Dzongkha
- ནོ་ཝེ་
Synonyms of Norway
Forms of Norway
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | Norroway |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Norwey |
| Noun | |
| plural | Norways |
Origin of Norway
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.
Words formed from Norway
- 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
Phrases with Norway
Questions about Norway
- What does Norway mean?
- Norway means a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
- What is Norway in Hindi?
- Norway in Hindi is नॉर्वे (nŏrve). See Norway meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Norway?
- Norway is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Norway?
- Norway is pronounced /ˈnɔːweɪ/ (UK).
Words near Norway in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Norway (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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