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# norwegian

«norwegian» in Mova's school dictionary: **From or to do with Norway, a country in northern Europe** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) From or to do with Norway, a country in northern Europe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#m1)

2) (noun) A person from Norway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#m2)

3) (noun) The language spoken in Norway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x1)
- My pen pal is Norwegian. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x2)
- Many Norwegians love skiing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x3)
- She is learning to speak Norwegian. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x4)
- The Norwegian flag has a blue cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x5)
- We read about a Norwegian explorer who reached the South Pole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/#x6)
- A Norwegian forest cat has very thick fur. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [Norwegian lemmings are bold and brightly coloured, and they often squeak and stand their ground against much bigger animals.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/150-myth-check-do-lemmings-jump-off-cliffs/9/)
- [Some breeds, like the Norwegian puffin dog, have six toes on each foot for climbing cliffs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/326-a-puppy-at-home-the-first-weeks/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «norwegian» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/norwegian/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.