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Origin of Norwegian
1595–1605; earlier Norvegian < Medieval Latin Norvegi ( a ) Norway + -an
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Researchers then compared the model with real measurements from the Fram Strait, a passage between Greenland and the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
In addition to posters, album covers, clothing and household goods, Max’s art has appeared on a Boeing 777 airplane and a Norwegian Cruise Line ship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
One major source of income and lawsuits has reportedly been in champagne-fueled art auctions on board major cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Yet the Norwegian never shrugged off claims he was not an elite coach.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rule Rasmussen, a Norwegian concert manager, and Kosti Vehanen, a Finnish pianist, were traveling through Europe in search of talented performers.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
Norwegians rejected EU membership in a 1994 referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
He also remarked on the "powerful and moving experience" of seeing thousands of Norwegians gather outside the royal palace in the capital Oslo with "flowers, tributes and candles".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
"Even the majority of Norwegians who never met you in person still felt like they knew you," Mayor Lindboe added in her tribute.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Other polls suggested almost half of Norwegians believed Mette-Marit could no longer become queen, although Haakon is now highly likely to say she will become queen.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Norwegians lined up near the hatch in the bottom of the plane.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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