Norwegian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Norwegian in British English:
UK [nɔːˈwiːdʒən]
How to pronounce Norwegian in American English:
US [nɔːrˈwiːdʒən]
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- Noun:
- a native or inhabitant of Norway
- a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language
Word Origin
- Norwegian
- c. 1600 (n. and adj.), sometimes in early use Norvegian, from Medieval Latin Norvegia "Norway," from Old Norse Norvegr (see Norway) + -ian.
Example
- 1. The norwegian option could well fail for domestic reasons .
- 2. Citing norwegian broadcasters , he said that the man was stopped by norwegian police .
- 3. Full disclosure , my grandfather was a norwegian and I was fairly predisposed to overlook some of egil 's more pathological mental states .
- 4. Norwegian pilots are bombing libya .
- 5. Norwegian soldiers have died in afghanistan .