Norwegian
noun
Nor·we·gian
nȯr-ˈwē-jən 
1
a
: a native or inhabitant of Norway
b
: a person of Norwegian descent
2
: the Germanic language of the Norwegian people
Norwegian
adjective
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The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) has said profits from Norway’s World Cup qualifier against Israel in October will go to Doctors Without Borders, an organisation providing humanitarian relief in Gaza.
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Leon Imber, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Aqua, began cruising out of Florida’s Port Canaveral this April with a passenger capacity of 3,600.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The Norwegian Sea test marks the Air Force’s latest effort to integrate anti-ship weaponry onto its aircraft to counter rising adversarial naval challenges.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
This image captured through a submarine periscope shows a hit on a sea target after a United States B-2 bomber drops a QUICKSINK bomb over the Norwegian Sea on September 3, 2025.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Leon Imber, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Aqua, began cruising out of Florida’s Port Canaveral this April with a passenger capacity of 3,600.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The Norwegian Sea test marks the Air Force’s latest effort to integrate anti-ship weaponry onto its aircraft to counter rising adversarial naval challenges.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
This image captured through a submarine periscope shows a hit on a sea target after a United States B-2 bomber drops a QUICKSINK bomb over the Norwegian Sea on September 3, 2025.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Norwegian
noun
Nor·we·gian
nȯr-ˈwē-jən
1
: a person born or living in Norway
2
: the Germanic language of the Norwegian people
Norwegian
adjective
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