Norwegian

American  

[nawr-wee-juhn] / nɔrˈwi dʒən /

adjective

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

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noun

• Norwegians
  plural

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

Derived Forms

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Norwegians
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Norwegian

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

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Example Sentences

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Norwegian Norwegians

Haaland has netted 120 Premier League goals in four-and-a-bit seasons and should he stay with Manchester City - and City stay in the league - it is feasible the Norwegian could surpass Shearer's tally.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

He also suggested he no longer wanted Norwegian immigrants coming to the United States because he had not received the prize.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Norwegian car carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen secured two contracts worth more than $1 billion with a major equipment manufacturer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The plaintiffs include public broadcaster NRK, media groups Schibsted, Amedia, Polaris and Aller, as well as Norwegian news agency NTB.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

“The Norwegian Ridgeback? We call her Norberta now.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

The Norwegians had other problems to worry about.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Or should the seemingly enlightened Norwegians be more understanding?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

While these facets might depict our tech-obsessed age, Mungiu writes them in a way that makes the Norwegians look silly, and the Gheorghius look like objectively good parents.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Norwegians have been laying flowers outside the royal palace in Oslo since news broke that Harald had died on Friday.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

And Norwegians, by the way, always eat the skin of the boiled fish, which they say has the best taste of all.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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