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Behring

Behring proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Behring

  1. A surname from German.
    • Even at a time when Anders Behring Breivik is on trial in Norway for killing 77 people in a terror attack last year – and the remote possibility he could end up at Bastoy or a similar prison some day – Nilsen and others stand up for this brand of justice.2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN

Origin of Behring

Borrowed from German Behring.

Questions about Behring

What does Behring mean?
Behring means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Behring?
Behring is a proper noun.

Words near Behring in the dictionary

  1. Behrends
  2. Behrendt
  3. Behrendts
  4. Behrens-Fisher problem
  5. Behrens-Fisher problems
  6. Behring
  7. Behringer
  8. Behringers
  9. Behrle
  10. Behrles
  11. Behrman

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