'Norway' definitions:
Definition of 'Norway'
(from WordNet)
noun
A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 [syn: Norway, Kingdom of Norway, Norge, Noreg]
Definition of 'Norway'
From: GCIDE
- Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
- 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus. [1913 Webster]
- Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the white pine (Pinus Strobus), the Georgia pine (Pinus australis), the red pine (Pinus resinosa), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} (Pinus Lambertiana) are among the most valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called Norway or Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See Pinon. [1913 Webster] The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The wood of the pine tree. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A pineapple. [1913 Webster]
- Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
- Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree, the Araucaria excelsa.
- Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered with pines. [Southern U.S.]
- Pine borer (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into pine trees.
- Pine finch. (Zool.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
- Pine grosbeak (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red.
- Pine lizard (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and alligator.
- Pine marten. (Zool.) (a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten. (b) The American sable. See Sable.
- Pine moth (Zool.), any one of several species of small tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae] burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often doing great damage.
- Pine mouse (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine forests.
- Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves of a pine tree. See Pinus.
- Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
- Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
- Pine snake (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake (Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered with brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull snake}. The Western pine snake (Pituophis Sayi) is chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
- Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
- Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine tree shilling}.
- Pine weevil (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
- Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and {pine-wood wool}. [1913 Webster]
Norway, IN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Norway, IN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Indiana
Population (2000) :
437
Housing Units (2000) :
208
Land area (2000) :
0.889267 sq. miles (2.303191 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.063983 sq. miles (0.165715 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.953250 sq. miles (2.468906 sq. km)
FIPS code :
55350
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
40.781877 N, 86.767850 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Norway, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Norway, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
601
Housing Units (2000) :
247
Land area (2000) :
0.454994 sq. miles (1.178429 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.454994 sq. miles (1.178429 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57720
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
41.903299 N, 91.923375 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
52318
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Norway, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Norway, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
Population (2000) :
389
Housing Units (2000) :
164
Land area (2000) :
0.835583 sq. miles (2.164150 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.005041 sq. miles (0.013056 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.840624 sq. miles (2.177206 sq. km)
FIPS code :
51550
Located within :
South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location :
33.449692 N, 81.126029 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
29113
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Norway, ME -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maine
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Norway, ME -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maine
Population (2000) :
2623
Housing Units (2000) :
1347
Land area (2000) :
5.065976 sq. miles (13.120817 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.178846 sq. miles (0.463208 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
5.244822 sq. miles (13.584025 sq. km)
FIPS code :
53965
Located within :
Maine (ME), FIPS 23
Location :
44.211544 N, 70.538375 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
04268
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Norway, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Norway, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000) :
2959
Housing Units (2000) :
1392
Land area (2000) :
8.816948 sq. miles (22.835789 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.053157 sq. miles (0.137677 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
8.870105 sq. miles (22.973466 sq. km)
FIPS code :
59220
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
45.789198 N, 87.904348 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
49870
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.