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

• “utenriksdepartement” in The Bokmål Dictionary.