norway
/ˈnɔɹweɪ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
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Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English Norwey, Norweye, Northwey, Norweȝe, Norewæiȝ, Norwæge, from Old English Norþweġ, a calque of Old Norse Norðvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way”), contrasted with suðrvegr (“south way”), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (“east way”), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway. Equivalent to North + way.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɔɹweɪ/
- British English: /ˈnɔːweɪ/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Central Norway
Church of Norway
Denmark-Norway
Eastern Norway
East Norway
New Norway
Northern Norway
North Norway
Frequently Paired Words
Norwegian
Norwegian Current
Norwegian elkhound
Norsk elghund
elkhound
Norwegianisation
Norwegianise
Norwegianising