Norwegian

[nawr-wee-juhn]

Nor·we·gian

[nawr-wee-juhn]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or their language.
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of Norway.
3.
the language of Norway, a Germanic language spoken in two different dialects known as Bokmål and Nynorsk. Abbreviation: Norw

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Norwegian is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1595–1605; earlier Norvegian < Medieval Latin Norvegi(a) Norway + -an

pro-Nor·we·gian, adjective, noun
pseu·do-Nor·we·gian, adjective, noun
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Norwegian (nɔːˈwiːdʒən)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or characteristic of Norway, its language, or its people
 
n
2.  Nynorsk See also Bokmål Compare Norse any of the various North Germanic languages of Norway
3.  a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Norway

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