Norway
['nɔ:wei]
Definition
(noun.) a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905.
Editor: William--From WordNet
Examples
- These pagan Saxons and English of the mainland and their kindred from Denmark and Norway are the Danes and Northmen of our national histories. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Saw-mills of France, Germany, Norway, Sweden. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- These include Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Japan and Canada. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Neither the Danish kingdom (which at that time included Norway and Iceland) nor the Swedes secured very much in the scramble. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We shall almost see the shores of Norway. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Its fur is short, soft and silky; the best skins being brought from Russia, Sweden and Norway and Hudson Bay territories. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There are no Pal?olithic remains in Sweden or Norway, nor in Ireland or Scotland. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A large body of water is strongly heated at the equator, and then moves away, carrying heat with it to distant regions, such as England and Norway. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Sweden, Norway and Denmark show a higher telephone development than the other European countries, but even in Denmark, where the telephone development is highest, we find but 3. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I found that he had been in command of a whaler which was due to return from the Arctic seas at the very time when my father was crossing to Norway. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He started in his little yacht for Norway just before the warrant was issued for his arrest. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Sweden, Denmark, and Norway had already gone over to the Protestant side. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- If you want me for the trial, my address and that of Watson will be somewhere in Norway--I'll send particulars later. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Early records mention saw-mills run by water-power in the thirteenth century in France, Germany and Norway; and Sweden had them in the next century. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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