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Norway

Norway

111 1.0
A country in northern Europe with a long coast and many fjords
  • proper noun
  • /ˈnɔrweɪ/
translation icon : Noruega
  • The capital of Norway, Oslo, has many museums and parks.
  • salmon in Norway
  • northern Norway
  • southern Norway

So this is true of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark.

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Examples

  • Many tourists visit Norway to experience the Northern Lights.

  • Also on this day, Norway stated that it would train Ukrainian soldiers.

  • You know, people in Norway speak English at a pretty high rate,

  • Ah yes, beautiful Norway once again.

  • Yep, I got to go back to Norway for a second time.

  • I was in Norway two months ago, tiny little Norway.

    UK Parliament

  • Two of the eight ships that had set out from Norway were lost and never seen again.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I went to Norway to do Arctic training.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • So here's the coast of Norway, and this is the North Sea.

  • Such an attitude would be easier to understand in Canada or Norway, which have achieved enviable levels of human development.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

Norge
vsNorway
1 8.1

The name Norwegians use for Norway

is the English common name rather than the local language form
Kingdom of Norway
vsNorway
2.7

A country in northern Europe ruled by a king with a long coastline

is the shorter everyday name used without the formal title

Compounds

Norway rat
1 4.2

A large brown rat that lives near people and often causes trouble

Norway maple
1 6.5

A large tree with five-lobed leaves that turn yellow in autumn

Norway spruce
1 5.9

A tall evergreen tree with dark green needles and hanging cones

Kingdom of Norway
2.7

A country in northern Europe ruled by a king with a long coastline

Norway lobster
  • UK
6.8

A small lobster-like sea animal that people eat for its meat

Surface Forms

Norway main

Etymology

Norway comes from old words north ('north') and way ('way'), so it meant 'northern way', a route along the coast used by sailors. That's why the name fits the country far to the north.