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Norway.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈnɔːweɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnoːwɛj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈnɔɹweɪ/US/ˈnoːwæɪ/Australia, New-Zealand

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

  2. The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches.

  3. A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

  4. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in White County, Indiana.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A small city in Benton County, Iowa.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A rural unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A town in Oxford County, Maine.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.

  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Nebraska.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Herkimer County, New York.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.

  14. A number of places in the United States: A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.

Where this word 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.

noun/ˈnɔːweɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnoːwɛj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈnɔɹweɪ/US/ˈnoːwæɪ/Australia, New-Zealand

  1. Ellipsis of Norway rat.

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Where this word 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.

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