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

Etymology

Origin of Norwegian

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Norwegian Norwegians

Chess is booming worldwide, with sky-high audience figures driving big sponsorship deals and celebrity status for players such as Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

A second decision revived a lawsuit against major cruise lines—including Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian and MSC—that used docks in Cuba that the government seized from an American company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

"He's such a good guy... we had so much fun together," noted the Norwegian afterwards., external "England is lucky" to have him, he added.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

A Norwegian tanker was also hit by an explosion caused by an unidentified device off the Omani coast early Tuesday, the crisis response company MTI Network said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

He lay back and breathed in deep draughts of splendid Norwegian ocean air, and in another minute or so, he was sitting up again and was on the way to recovery.

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

And on this point, the Norwegians are willing to concede that they are underdogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

And Pickford's Mexico masterclass can bolster England's confidence as they try to overcome the dangerous Norwegians and master striker Erling Haaland, who demonstrated their threat by beating Brazil 2-0 in the last 16.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

She discovered the star after the Norwegians beat Brazil, and now her social media pages are full of Haaland content.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Only after Norwegians have sampled a bunch of different sports do they specialize in one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

At 11:00 p.m., the Norwegians heard the hum of engines in the thick clouds above.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin