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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
He was instead awarded an exceptional invitation by World Athletics, alongside rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen - although the pair's eagerly-anticipated reunion did not transpire after the Norwegian withdrew following his 5,000m win on Friday.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group, Jan Egeland, criticised on Thursday what he called the "hypocrisy" of countries demanding rights for Afghan women while cutting humanitarian assistance.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
It has changed, certainly, and it is now experienced in all sorts of ways that would have surprised, for instance, Edvard Grieg, the Norwegian composer who died a few months after that historic transmission.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Norwegians rejected EU membership in a 1994 referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
The monarchy remains broadly popular among Norwegians and has been long praised for its modern outlook.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She won the affection of ordinary Norwegians and for years has been seen as the embodiment of a modern monarchy capable of shaking up convention.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
This was a Norwegian household, and for the Norwegians the best food in the world is fish.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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