Norway

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English Norweg, Norþweg, from Old Norse Norvegr (“‘north way’”), contrasted with suthrvegar (“‘south way’”), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (“‘east way’”), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnɔː.weɪ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/
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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Norway

Plural -

Norway

1. One of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: Kingdom of Norway (kongeriket Norge in Bokmål, or kongeriket Noreg in Nynorsk).

[edit] Derived terms

• Norwegian

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[edit] See also

• Countries of the world