utenriksdepartement

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • utariksdepartement (uncommon)

Etymology

From utenriks + departement

Noun

utenriksdepartement n (definite singular utenriksdepartementet, indefinite plural utenriksdepartement or utenriksdepartementer, definite plural utenriksdepartementa or utenriksdepartementene) (often with capital U in singular form)

  1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Norway)
  2. (in Britain) Foreign Office
  3. (in USA) Department of State

See also

  • utanriksdepartement (Nynorsk)

References

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