Norway

Norway
noun /ˈnɔː.weɪ,ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/
One of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: Kingdom of Norway (kongeriket Norge in Bokmål, or kongeriket Noreg in Nynorsk).

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