Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
is a country in Northern Europe. The word may also refer to:
Places
Canada
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Norway, Toronto a former name of a portion of the Upper Beaches neighbourhood
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Norway House, Manitoba
Norway House is a population centre of over 5,000 people, some north of Lake Winnipeg, on the bank of the eastern channel of Nelson River, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The population centre shares the name ''Norway House'' with the nort ...
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Norway, Prince Edward Island Norway is a settlement in Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The isl ...
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New Norway, Alberta
New Norway is a hamlet located in central Alberta, Canada within Camrose County. Named in 1895, it is located on Highway 21, approximately southeast of Edmonton and southwest of Camrose.
New Norway is home to a number of small businesses, ...
United States
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Norway, Illinois
Norway is an unincorporated community in Mission Township, LaSalle County, Illinois. Located along the Fox River, the community was the site of an early Norwegian-American settlement. Today it is the site of the State of Illinois Norwegian Se ...
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Norway, Indiana
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Norway, Iowa
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Norway, Kansas
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Norway, Maine
Norway is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,077 at the 2020 census. It is home to Lake Pennesseewassee, a recreation area.
History
Fertile soil and abundant fauna surrounding the Pennessewasse Lake supported ...
, a New England town
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Norway (CDP), Maine, the main village in the town
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Norway, Michigan
Norway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,845 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI– WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The city is in the southwest of Norway Township, but ...
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Norway, Nebraska
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Norway, New York
Norway is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 762 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the central part of the county and is northeast of Utica.
The town borders the Adirondack Park.
History
The town wa ...
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Norway, Oregon
Norway is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, located between Coquille and Myrtle Point on Oregon Route 42, near the Coquille River.
The locale got its name from Olaf Reed (1827-1906), who settled there in the ...
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Norway, South Carolina
Norway is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census.
History
Norway was laid out in 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Norway sinc ...
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Norway, Wisconsin
Norway is a town in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The census-designated place of Wind Lake, Wisconsin is in the town of Norway. The unincorporated communities of North Cape and Union Church are also located partially in the town.
His ...
Other uses
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Kingdom of Norway (872-1397)
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and ...
, the old Norwegian Realm from the early to high Middle Ages
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Nevil Shute Norway
Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 189912 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name, in order to protect h ...
(1899–1960), a British aeronautical engineer and novelist who published under the pen name "Nevil Shute"
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SS ''France'' (1961), which sailed for much of its operational life as SS ''Norway''
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"Norway" (song), by Beach House, from the album ''Teen Dream''
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Sons of Norway, a North American fraternal organization
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Norway pine, ''Pinus resinosa'', a pine native to North America
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Norway spruce, ''Picea abies'', a spruce native to Europe
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Norway Pavilion at Epcot, one of the 11 countries at EPCOT
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''Norway'' (film), a 2018 film directed by Paul Greengrass based on the 2011 Norway attacks
See also
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Norge (disambiguation)
Norge is Norwegian (bokmål), Danish and Swedish for Norway.
It may also refer to:
People
* Kaare Norge (born 1963), Danish guitarist
* Norge Luis Vera (born 1971), Cuban baseball player
Places
* 11871 Norge, asteroid
Toponyms:
*Norge, Oklah ...
, the Norwegian name for Norway
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Norwegian (disambiguation)
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
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