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Norwegian

American  
[nawr-wee-juhn] / nɔrˈwi dʒən /

adjective

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

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

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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

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