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Dictionary: Nor·we·gian   (nôr-wē'jən) pronunciation
adj.
Of or relating to Norway or its people, language, or culture.

n.
    1. A native or inhabitant of Norway.
    2. A person of Norwegian descent.
    1. Dano-Norwegian.
    2. New Norwegian.

[From Medieval Latin Norvegia, Norway (influenced by NORWAY), from Old Norse Norvegr : perhaps nordhr, north + vegr, region.]


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Veterinary Dictionary: Norwegian
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Associated in some way with Norway.

  • N. buhund, N. sheepdog — a medium-sized (26–40 lb), spitz-type dog with a short, dense coat in wheaten, black, red or sable, sometimes with black markings on the face, ears and tip of the curled tail. The ears are large, pointed and erect.
  • N. elkhound — a medium-sized (40 lb) compact dog with a short body, very thick, medium length coat, pointed erect ears and a bushy tail tightly curled over the back. The hair is gray, tipped with black, and there is a thick, light-colored undercoat. The breed is predisposed to progressive retinal atrophy.
  • N. forest cat — a medium- to large-sized, muscular cat with a woolly undercoat and long outer coat in any color combination. The breed is affected by glycogenosis IV.
  • N. red cattle — red or red and white dairy cattle, may be polled, originated from two native Norwegian breeds.
  • N. scabies — see Norwegian scabies.
  • N. tetany-paresis — a special form of lactation tetany (1) caused by feeding cows on a herring and cellulose, low-energy high-protein, diet which is very low in magnesium.
WordNet: Norwegian
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of Norway
  Synonyms: Norseman, Norse

Meaning #2: a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway


The adjective Norwegian has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language
  Synonym: Norse
  Pertains to noun: Norway (meaning #1)


Wikipedia: List of Norwegians
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Translations: Norwegian
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - norsk
n. - nordmand

Nederlands (Dutch)
Noor, Noors, Noorweegs

Français (French)
adj. - norvégien
n. - Norvégien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Norweger, Norwegisch
adj. - norwegisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Νορβηγός, νορβηγική γλώσσα
adj. - νορβηγικός, Νορβηγός

Italiano (Italian)
norvegese

Português (Portuguese)
n. - norueguês (m)
adj. - norueguês

Русский (Russian)
житель Норвегии, норвежский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - noruego, de Noruega
n. - noruego

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - norrman, norska språket
adj. - norsk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
挪威的, 挪威语的, 挪威人的, 挪威人, 挪威语

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 挪威的, 挪威語的, 挪威人的
n. - 挪威人, 挪威語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 노르웨이의
n. - 노르웨이 사람[말]

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ノルウェーの, ノルウェー人の, ノルウェー語の
n. - ノルウェー人, ノルウェー語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النرويجي, نحو الشمال الغربي (صفه) نرويجي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נורבגי/ת, של נורבגיה, לשונה או עמה‬
n. - ‮נורבגי/ת, נורבגית (שפה)‬


 
 
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