Norway

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Norway

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

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Norroway · 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.
Similar: 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.
An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois.
A census-designated place in White County, Indiana.
A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
A rural unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas.
A town in Oxford County, Maine.
A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.
An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Nebraska.
A small town in Herkimer County, New York.
A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.

noun Norways · Norroway · Norwey

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Norway rat

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: norge, noreg, sweden, netherlands, france, poland, portugal, ukraine, colombia, cameroon, niger, norwegian, uganda, nigeria, china, oslo

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name Scandinavian country

Español	Noruega
한국어	노르웨이 Noreuwei
日本語	ノルウェー Noruwē, 諾威 Noruwē
中文	挪威 Nuówēi
हिन्दी	नॉर्वे nŏrve
Kiswahili	Norwe
Português	Noruega
Français	Norvège
Deutsch	Norwegen
Italiano	Norvegia
Ελληνικά	Νορβηγία Norvigía
Română	Norvegia
Русский	Норве́гия Norvégija
Tiếng Việt	Na Uy
العربية	النُّرْوِيج an-nurwīj
עברית	נוֹרְוֶגְיָה norvégya

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@misc{norway_2026,
  title = {Norway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/norway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}