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Norway
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- 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.
- 1 Ellipsis of Norway rat. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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.
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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