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Norwegian

American  
[nawr-wee-juhn] / nɔrˈwi dʒən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Norway, its inhabitants, or their language.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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Norwegian’s sales miss and downbeat booking and profit outlooks spark concern about demand for cruises.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and its peers were hit hard Monday, as investors worry the cruise and travel industries will be hurt by the Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch

The Norwegian energy major said Monday that according to preliminary estimates the discovery holds between 25 million and 89 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalents.

From The Wall Street Journal

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports earnings before the bell Monday but investors will need to navigate choppy waters amid the looming presence of Elliott Investment Management.

From Barron's

"ILI have a track record of bringing in community benefits," he argued, pointing to the Red John hydropump storage project in the Highlands, which has been bought by Norwegian company Statkraft.

From BBC