Meanings
alternative archaic Norroway · alternative obsolete Norwey
- 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.
2018 September 30, Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles, “California has a new law: No more all-male boards”, in CNN BusinessSynonyms: 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.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.
- A small town in Herkimer County, New York.
- A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
- A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
plural Norways · alternative archaic Norroway · alternative obsolete Norwey
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Norway rat.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
Origin
- Old NorseNorðvegr“north way”
- Old EnglishNorþweġ
- Middle EnglishNorwey
- EnglishNorway
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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Noorweë
- NoorweëScandinavian country
Arabic النُّرْوِيج
- النُّرْوِيج (an-nurwīj)Scandinavian country
Basque Norvegia
- NorvegiaScandinavian country
Bengali নরওয়ে
- নরওয়ে (norōẇe)Scandinavian country
Bulgarian Норве́гия
- Норве́гия (Norvégija)Scandinavian country
Catalan Noruega, Norvègia
- NoruegaScandinavian country
- NorvègiaScandinavian country
Chinese Cantonese 挪威
- 挪威 (no⁴ wai¹)Scandinavian country
Chinese Mandarin 挪威
- 挪威 (Nuówēi)Scandinavian country
Czech Norsko
- NorskoScandinavian country
Danish Norge
- NorgeScandinavian country
Dutch Noorwegen
- NoorwegenScandinavian country
Esperanto Norvegio, Norvegujo
- NorvegioScandinavian country
- NorvegujoScandinavian country
Estonian Norra
- NorraScandinavian country
Finnish Norja
- NorjaScandinavian country
French Norvège
- NorvègeScandinavian country
German Norwegen
- NorwegenScandinavian country
Greek Νορβηγία
- Νορβηγία (Norvigía)Scandinavian country
Hawaiian Nolewai
- NolewaiScandinavian country
Hebrew נוֹרְוֶגְיָה
- נוֹרְוֶגְיָה (norvégya)Scandinavian country
Hindi नॉर्वे
- नॉर्वे (nŏrve)Scandinavian country
Hungarian Norvégia
- NorvégiaScandinavian country
Icelandic Noregur
- NoregurScandinavian country
Indonesian Norwegia
- NorwegiaScandinavian country
Irish An Iorua, Ríocht na hIorua
- An IoruaScandinavian country
- Ríocht na hIoruaScandinavian country
Italian Norvegia
- NorvegiaScandinavian country
Japanese ノルウェー, 諾威
- ノルウェー (Noruwē)Scandinavian country
- 諾威 (Noruwē)Scandinavian country
Korean 노르웨이
- 노르웨이 (Noreuwei)Scandinavian country
Latin Norvegia
- NorvegiaScandinavian country
Latvian Norvēģija
- NorvēģijaScandinavian country
Lithuanian Norvegija
- NorvegijaScandinavian country
Malay Norway
- NorwayScandinavian country
Māori Nōwei, Norowe
- NōweiScandinavian country
- NoroweScandinavian country
Norwegian Bokmål Norge
- NorgeScandinavian country
Polish Norwegia
- NorwegiaScandinavian country
Portuguese Noruega
- NoruegaScandinavian country
Punjabi ਨਾਰਵੇ
- ਨਾਰਵੇ (nārve)Scandinavian country
Romanian Norvegia
- NorvegiaScandinavian country
Russian Норве́гия
- Норве́гия (Norvégija)Scandinavian country
Scottish Gaelic Nirribhidh, Lochlann
- NirribhidhScandinavian country
- LochlannScandinavian country
Slovak Nórsko
- NórskoScandinavian country
Spanish Noruega
- NoruegaScandinavian country
Swahili Norwe
- NorweScandinavian country
Swedish Norge
- NorgeScandinavian country
Tagalog Norwega
- NorwegaScandinavian country
Tamil நோர்வே
- நோர்வே (nōrvē)Scandinavian country
Thai นอร์เวย์
- นอร์เวย์ (nɔɔ-wee)Scandinavian country
Turkish Norveç
- NorveçScandinavian country
Ukrainian Норве́гія, Норве́ґія
- Норве́гія (Norvéhija)Scandinavian country
- Норве́ґія (Norvégija)Scandinavian country
Urdu نارْوے
- نارْوے (nārve)Scandinavian country
Vietnamese Na Uy
- Na UyScandinavian country
Welsh Norwy
- NorwyScandinavian country
Yiddish נאָרוועגיע
- נאָרוועגיע (norvegye)Scandinavian country
Cite this entry
Norway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway
“Norway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway.
Source: Norway on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.