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)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Norway)
- (in Britain) Foreign Office
- (in USA) Department of State
See also
- utanriksdepartement (Nynorsk)
References
- “utenriksdepartement” in The Bokmål Dictionary.