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# norwegian

adjective (Norwegian); noun (a Norwegian, Norwegians; Norwegian — the language)

«norwegian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (adjective) From or to do with Norway, a country in northern Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#m1)
2. (noun) A person from Norway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#m2)
3. (noun) The language spoken in Norway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons about Europe and Scandinavia, fjords and the Arctic. In history, Vikings came partly from what is now Norway. Phrases: Norwegian fjords, Norwegian forest cat, speak Norwegian.

### Examples

- Norwegian fjords are long, deep sea inlets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x1)
- My pen pal is Norwegian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x2)
- Many Norwegians love skiing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x3)
- She is learning to speak Norwegian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x4)
- The Norwegian flag has a blue cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x5)
- We read about a Norwegian explorer who reached the South Pole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x6)
- A Norwegian forest cat has very thick fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x7)
- The old goblin is a true-hearted, honest, old Norwegian graybeard; cheerful and straightforward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x8)

### Note

Always a capital N: Norwegian. Spelling trap: Norw-E-gian, not «Norweigan». The country is Norway.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «norwegian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«norwegian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/norwegian.html) on Mova free.