utenland
Utenland is a Norwegian noun meaning a foreign country or foreign lands, typically contrasted with Norway. In modern standard Norwegian, utlandet is the more common word used when referring to abroad or the foreign countries as a whole. Utenland appears less frequently and is often found in historical texts, legal formulations, or fixed expressions; the sense is essentially the same, but utlandet is the preferred everyday form.
Etymology and related forms: The word is formed from uten- meaning outside and land, with cognates in
Usage and context: The standard expression for being abroad is i utlandet. Phrases such as opphold i
Lexical relationships: Utenland is closely related to utlandet and utenlandsk, and shares roots with Danish udland/udlandet