Meanings
- Synonym of Norway: a country in Northern Europe.
Synonyms: Norway
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Norway: a country in Northern Europe.
Origin
- Old Norse*Norðvegr
- Old EnglishNorweġ
- EnglishNorwegia
From Old English Norweġ, Norþweġ (“Norway”), from Old Norse *Norðvegr, Norvegr, and later Noregr (“Norway (north way)”), from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way”).
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Norwegia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norwegia
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