Definitions for nynorskˈni nɔrsk, -noʊrsk; Norw. ˈnüˌnɔʃk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ny•norskˈni nɔrsk, -noʊrsk; Norw. ˈnüˌnɔʃk(n.)

  1. a literary form of Norwegian devised in the 19th century, largely on the basis of W Norwegian dialects.

    Category: Peoples

    Ref: Compare Bokmål.

Origin of Nynorsk:

< Norw: lit., new Norwegian

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Nynorsk, New Norwegian, Landsmal, Landsmaal(noun)

    one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects

Wiktionary

  1. Nynorsk(ProperNoun)

    One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.


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