# Norway

Pronunciation: US say "NOR-way" /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/; UK say "NAW-way" /ˈnɔː.weɪ/

## Proper noun

1. A Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, officially called the Kingdom of Norway.
   - Simple: A country in northern Europe, part of the region called Scandinavia. Its full name is the Kingdom of Norway.
   - _Norway shares a long border with Sweden to the east._
   - _Much of Norway's wealth comes from oil and gas in the North Sea._

## Noun

2. Ellipsis of Norway rat. — Ellipsis of Norway rat.
   - Simple: Ellipsis of Norway rat. A short way to name the common brown rat.
   - _The exterminator confirmed that a Norway was responsible for the damage in the basement._
   - _Dockworkers complained that Norways had infested the old warehouse._

## Other meanings

- (proper noun) A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- (proper noun) A small town in Herkimer County, New York.
- (proper noun) A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
- (proper noun) A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.
- (proper noun) A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois.
- (proper noun) A census-designated place in White County, Indiana.
- (proper noun) A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
- (proper noun) A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- (proper noun) The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches.
- (proper noun) A rural unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Nebraska.

## Origin

From Middle English Norwey, from Old English Norþweġ, a calque of Old Norse Norðvegr ("north way"), from norðr ("north") plus vegr ("way"). This contrasted with suðrvegr ("south way"), meaning Germany, and austrvegr ("east way"), the Baltic lands. It is equivalent to North + way.

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