Definition

avis translates to newspaper in English.

Example sentence

Aftenposten er en stor norsk avis.

Uses avis in a typical news/media context.

How to use this word

avis means "newspaper" in Norwegian. It's a news/media word commonly used in everyday Norwegian. You'll see avis in conversations about news/media, in textbooks, and in short phrases you'll hear in Norway. As a B1-level word in the CEFR scale, it's one of the first you should learn — master avis early and dozens of related sentences become instantly easier to follow.