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proper noun
- One of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: Kingdom of Norway (kongeriket Norge in Bokmí¥l, or kongeriket Noreg in Nynorsk).
Translations: - Dutch: Noorwegen
- French: Norvège
- German: Norwegen
- Italian: Norvegia
- Spanish: Noruega
Etymology: Old English Norweg, Noríweg from Old Norse Norvegr north way contrasted with suthrvegar south way, i.e. w:Germany, Germany, and austrvegr east way, the w:Baltic states, Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway.
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