Norwegian definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary NORWE'GIAN, a. Belonging to ... relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring" [syn: Norwegian, Norse] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Norway [syn: Norwegian, Norseman, Norse] 2: a Scandinavian language that is spoken in ... a native or inhabitant of Norway b. a person of Norwegian descent 2. the Germanic language of the Norwegian people • Norwegian adjective Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & adj. --n. ...
Norwegian language definitions Britannica Concise N. Germanic language of the W. Scandinavian branch, spoken in Norway. Old Norwegian became a separate language by the end of the 12th cent. Middle Norwegian became the tongue of most native speakers around the 15th cent. Modern Norwegian has two rival forms. Dano-Norwegian (Bokmå l, or Riksmå l), the more popular, stems from ... is used in national newspapers and most literary works. New Norwegian (Nynorsk), based on W rural dialects, was created by ...
Norwegian Sea definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast to the north of the North Sea Merriam Webster ... Greenland, Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, and N Scotland separates the Norwegian Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. The sea is crossed by ...
Norwegian elkhound definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: breed ... heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk [syn: Norwegian elkhound, elkhound] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1930 any of a Norwegian breed of hardy short-bodied medium-sized dogs with erect ...
New Norwegian definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: one of ... languages of Norway; based on rural dialects [syn: Nynorsk, New Norwegian, Landsmal, Landsmaal]
Norwegian lobster definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster [syn: Norwegian lobster, langoustine, scampo]
... relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring" [syn: Norwegian, Norse] n 1: an inhabitant of Scandinavia [syn: Scandinavian, Norse, Northman] 2: a native or inhabitant of Norway [syn: Norwegian, Norseman, Norse] 3: the northern family of Germanic languages that ... noun (plural Norse) Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch noorsch, adjective, Norwegian, Scandinavian, alteration of obsolete Dutch noordsch northern, from Dutch noord ... to Old English north north Date: circa 1688 1. a. Norwegian 2 b. any of the western Scandinavian dialects or languages ... to ancient Scandinavia or the language of its inhabitants 2. Norwegian Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & adj. --n. 1 a the ...
... deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: lie, prevarication] 2: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United ... uprise] Merriam Webster's I. biographical name Jonas 1833-1908 Norwegian novelist & dramatist II. biographical name Trygve Halvdan 1896-1968 Norwegian lawyer; secretary-general of U.N. (1946-52) Merriam Webster ... misleads or deceives 3. a charge of lying Britannica Concise Norwegian novelist. He wrote his first novel, The Visionary or Pictures ... considered one of "the four great ones" of 19th-cent. Norwegian literature..First secretary-general of the United Nations (1946-52 ... the Univ. of Kristiania (Oslo), Lie was active in the Norwegian Labor Party before being appointed foreign minister of Norway' ...
... Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway ... zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm Climate lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m highest point: Galdhopiggen 2,469 m Natural ... female: 82.46 years (2007 est.) Total fertility rate noun: Norwegian(s) adjective: Norwegian Ethnic groups definition: age 15 and over can read and ... origin; the largest minority group is the Sami (Lapps). Language: Norwegian (official). Religion: Evangelical Lutheranism (official). Currency: Norwegian krone. In the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, ...
... languages of Norway; based on rural dialects [syn: Nynorsk, New Norwegian, Landsmal, Landsmaal] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Norwegian, literally, new Norwegian Date: 1931 a literary form of Norwegian based on the spoken dialects of Norway — compare bokmal
Heyerdahl definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural diffusion (1914-2002 ... Thor Hyerdahl] Merriam Webster's biographical name Thor 1914-2002 Norwegian explorer & writer Britannica Concise Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer. After a trip to Polynesia convinced him ...
... satellite earth station - 1 of unknown type (for communication with Norwegian mainland only) Radio broadcast stations total: 1 1,524 to ... Treaty zone WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean Merriam Webster's geographical name ... area 23,958 square miles (62,052 square kilometers); under Norwegian administration