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norwegian
/nɔɹˈwi.d͡ʒn̩/
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What does norwegian mean?
noun
- A person of a North Germanic ethnic group native to Scandinavia, comprising the ethnic majority of Norway.
- A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Norway (the country).
More meanings (3)
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people.
- Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language.
proper noun
- The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.
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IPA pronunciation
/nɔɹˈwi.d͡ʒn̩/
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See this word in context.
The track was now well worn and hard, and resembled a good Norwegian country road more than anything else.
Ivar had never learned to speak English and his Norwegian was quaint and grave, like the speech of the more old-fashioned people.
More book examples (3)
I had also been invited by the Norwegian women to preach in the State Church of Norway, but there we experienced obstacles.
“The hall rung with acclamations, and cup and horn was filled to the Norwegian, who should be speedily in possession of his English territory.”
Both have been instrumental in stemming flight from the national flag to flags of convenience and in attracting foreign-owned ships to the Norwegian and Danish flags.