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

A week ago he told MPs the Royal Navy and Norwegian ships would operate as a "truly interoperable, interchangeable force".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The combined Royal Navy and Norwegian orders are expected to sustain naval shipbuilding on the Clyde well into the 2030s.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“The plan is momentous because it would be the first internationally enforced decarbonization program,” Ella Baldwin, an energy policy consultant in the Houston office of Rystad Energy, a Norwegian research firm, says in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Royal Caribbean is up just over 1% this year—trailing the S&P 500’s 2% gain—but Carnival and Norwegian are firmly in the red—both down more than 5%.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

They wanted the Germans to know they were soldiers on an official Allied mission—that way, hopefully, the Germans wouldn’t retaliate against Norwegian civilians in nearby towns.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin