Norwegian

American  

[nawr-wee-juhn] / nɔrˈwi dʒən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Norway, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Norway.

2. the language of Norway, a Germanic language spoken in two different dialects known as Bokmål and Nynorsk. Norw

Norwegian British  

/ nɔːˈwiːdʒən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Norway, its language, or its people

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noun

1. any of the various North Germanic languages of Norway See also Nynorsk Bokmål Compare Norse

2. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Norway

Other Word Forms

• anti-Norwegian adjective
• pro-Norwegian adjective
• pseudo-Norwegian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Norwegian

1595–1605; earlier Norvegian < Medieval Latin Norvegi ( a ) Norway + -an

Example Sentences

The UK also relies on a network of underwater gas pipelines, primarily in the North Sea, which provides essential energy from the UK and Norwegian Continental Shelves.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Norwegian public transport operator Boreal ordered 20 of the hydrofoiling electric passenger boats to service new and existing routes along the Norwegian coast and across the country’s fjords.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Norwegian Cruise Line was up 7.6% to $20.16 and Royal Caribbean Group advanced 4.4%.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Norwegian inflation data for March will be released on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Did he happen on the article by the Norwegian physicist Rolf Wideroe while “glancing over current periodicals in the University library,” as he related in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech?

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik