Norway

[ nawr-wey ]

noun

1. Norwegian Norge. a kingdom in N Europe, in the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 124,555 sq. mi. (322,597 sq. km). : Oslo.

Norway

/ ˈnɔːˌweɪ /

noun

1. a kingdom in NW Europe, occupying the W part of the Scandinavian peninsula: first united in the Viking age (800–1050); under the rule of Denmark (1523–1814) and Sweden (1814–1905); became an independent monarchy in 1905. Its coastline is deeply indented by fjords and fringed with islands, rising inland to plateaus and mountains. Norway has a large fishing fleet and its merchant navy is among the world's largest. Official language: Norwegian. Official religion: Evangelical Lutheran. Currency: krone. Capital: Oslo. Pop: 4 722 701 (2013 est). Area: 323 878 sq km (125 050 sq miles) Norwegian nameNorge

Norway

1. Constitutional monarchy in northern Europe , located in western Scandinavia . Its capital and largest city is Oslo .

Notes

Though traditionally neutral, Norway became a member of NATO in 1949. One of its chief industries is oil production from the North Sea .

Norway was occupied by German troops in World War II .

Example Sentences

Best European countries for gays: Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway.

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Finland, Sweden and Norway have asked to recall those specific batches which is what we are doing.

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Thanks to Israeli lawyers and NGOs, he was granted asylum in a small town in Norway, population 20,000.

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Several European countries, including the Sweden and Norway, have banned the practice when the child in question is under 12.

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Gatti imported his from Norway; Fussell industrialized the process with plants in Baltimore, New York, Washington, and Boston.

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I have known you, known you well, for forty years, and a better man by land or sea is not to be found in all Norway.

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As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.

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We will take Norway more easily than by fighting for her with all the hosts of Denmark.

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I will make a bargain with thee on this matter, said he, I will bear thee home with me to Norway if thou wilt wed me.

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So back to Norway fared he that autumn, & abode at home during that winter, but little enough pleasure gat he the while.

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