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norwegian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun norwegian has 2 senses
- norwegian(n = noun.person) norse, norseman - a native or inhabitant of Norway; Array is a member of kingdom of norway, noreg, norge, norway
- norwegian(n = noun.communication) Array - a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway; Array is a kind of nordic, norse, north germanic, north germanic language, scandinavian, scandinavian language
is a kind of european
Derived form adjective norwegian1
has particulars: bokmaal, bokmal, dano-norwegian, landsmaal, landsmal, new norwegian, nynorsk
Derived form adjective norwegian1
Adjective norwegian has 1 sense
- norwegian(a = adj.pert) norse - of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring" Derived forms noun norway1, noun norwegian2, noun norwegian1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language. [1913 Webster]
norwegian, prop. n.
- A native of Norway. [1913 Webster]
- That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
norwegian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Norway. b a person of Norwegian descent.
2 the language of Norway.
--adj. of or relating to Norway or its people or language.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Norway. b a person of Norwegian descent.
2 the language of Norway.
--adj. of or relating to Norway or its people or language.
Etymology
med.L Norvegia f. ON Norvegr (as NORTH, WAY), assim. to Norway
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