English > Norway: 1 sense > noun 1, locationMeaning | A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905. |
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Synonyms | Kingdom of Norway, Norge, Noreg |
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Instance of | Scandinavian country, Scandinavian nation | Any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia |
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Member of | North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO | An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
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Scandinavia | A group of culturally related countries in northern Europe |
Members | Norwegian, Norseman, Norse | A native or inhabitant of Norway |
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Parts | Bergen | A port city in southwestern Norway |
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Lindesnes, Naze | A cape at the southern tip of Norway |
Lofoten | A string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea |
Oslo, Christiania, capital of Norway | The capital and largest city of Norway |
Stavanger | A port city in southwestern Norway |
Svalbard | A Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean |
Trondheim, Nidaros | A port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord |
Trondheim Fjord, Trondheim Fiord | A long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea |
Spanish | Noruega |
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Catalan | Noruega |
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Adjectives | Norwegian, Norse | of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language |
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