Norway

== English == === Alternative forms === Norroway (archaic) Norwey (obsolete) === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːweɪ/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈnoːwɛj/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɹweɪ/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnoːwæɪ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɾwe/ === Proper noun === Norway A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway. The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches. A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois. A census-designated place in White County, Indiana. A small city in Benton County, Iowa. A rural unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas. A town in Oxford County, Maine. A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan. An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Nebraska. A small town in Herkimer County, New York. A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. A town in Racine County, Wisconsin. ==== Synonyms ==== Norwegia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ノルウェー (Noruwē) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Norway (plural Norways) Ellipsis of Norway rat. === See also === Appendix:Countries of the world Austland, Austlandet Midt-Noreg Midt-Norge Nordaustland, Nordaustlandet Nordøstland, Nordøstlandet Nordvestland, Nordvestlandet Østland, Østlandet Søraustland, Søraustlandet Sørland, Sørlandet Sørvestland, Sørvestlandet Sørøstland, Sørøstlandet Vestland, Vestlandet == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Norway === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈno(r)wej/ [ˈno(r).wei̯] (English-based) === Proper noun === Norway Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)