Norway

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UK/ˈnɔːweɪ/British, Southern, Standard/ˈnoːwɛj/US/ˈnɔɹweɪ/Australia, New Zealand/ˈnoːwæɪ/

proper noun

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative archaic Norroway · alternative obsolete Norwey

  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.

    2018 September 30, Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles, “California has a new law: No more all-male boards”, in CNN Business

    Synonyms: Norwegia

  2. The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches.
  3. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
nounNorway (plural Norways)

plural Norways · alternative archaic Norroway · alternative obsolete Norwey

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Norway rat.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

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Origin

  1. Old NorseNorðvegr“north way”
  2. Old EnglishNorþweġ
  3. Middle EnglishNorwey
  4. 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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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
APA

Norway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway

MLA

“Norway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway.

Source: Norway on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.