Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: norway
IPA transcription: [n'ɔɹw,eɪ]
Pronunciations of norway
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Norway, Kingdom_of_Norway, Norge, Noreg
    Meaning: a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
Usage examples
  • 'The King of Norway,' he replied.
  • Ships bound for Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were ordered to come by the English Channel for inspection and sailing directions.
  • I felt, I felt, that in this townlet, save the water-gnats of Norway, was no living thing; that the hum and the savour of Eternity filled, and wrapped, and embalmed it.
  • Soon after his departure another suitor, the aged King Ring of Norway sought the hand of Ingeborg in marriage, and being refused, collected an army and prepared to make war on Helge and Halfdan.
  • It is not found very far north, and neither in Norway nor Sweden; there the lynx reigns supreme. The wild cat is a fine animal, of larger growth than the cat of our familiar acquaintance, and stands tall.
  • I had no sooner left behind me the Norway coast than I began to meet the ships, the ships--ship after ship; and by the time I entered the zone of the ordinary alternation of sunny day and sunless night, I was moving through the midst of an incredible number of craft, a mighty and wide-spread fleet.
  • Since then the burden has continually been growing heavier, and the price of provisions has proportionately increased--nay, the advantage accruing from the exportation of corn to France and rye to Germany will probably produce a scarcity in both Sweden and Norway, should not a peace put a stop to it this autumn, for speculations of various kinds have already almost doubled the price.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Marshall Plan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Alexi Salamone, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Tawny owl, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gold standard, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Edward VII, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Graveyard of the Atlantic, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Fin whale, License CC BY-SA 4.0