Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Norwegian national standard language based on spoken, especially rural, dialects. Devised in 1853, it was recognized as a second national language in 1885.
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- proper noun
Nynorsk ;Norwegian Nynorsk
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects
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Examples
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Although my personal solution might be to limit myself to New Norwegian blogs only.
A blog by any other name... Torill 2005
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Although my personal solution might be to limit myself to New Norwegian blogs only.
Archive 2005-03-01 Torill 2005
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Aasen's proposals were later modified and supplemented by many other authors who contributed to the development of New Norwegian.
Artifact Hilpinen, Risto 2004
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A little preview for the curious: the topics for tomorrow's presentation translated from New Norwegian to English:
Archive 2001-10-01 Torill 2001
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A little preview for the curious: the topics for tomorrow's presentation translated from New Norwegian to English:
thinking with my fingers Torill 2001
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