Norway
name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Ellipsis of Norway rat. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 1 A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
"Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards."
- 2 The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches.
- 3 A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in White County, Indiana.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A rural unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Nebraska.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Herkimer County, New York.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
Example
More examples"In such countries as Norway and Finland, they have lots of snow in winter."
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.
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