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Brandeis

/ˈbɹændaɪs/

Brandeis proper noun: a surname transferred from the place name.

Proper noun

Brandeis

  1. A surname transferred from the place name.
    • The "hipster effect," as explained by Brandeis University researchers, goes like this: Those in an anti-conformist population still conform to themselves.2019 March 11, Josh Hafner, “All hipsters look alike? Man claims article's 'hipster' photo is him, only to be mistaken”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2024

Origin of Brandeis

Borrowed from German Brandeis.

Questions about Brandeis

What does Brandeis mean?
Brandeis means a surname transferred from the place name.
What part of speech is Brandeis?
Brandeis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Brandeis?
Brandeis is pronounced /ˈbɹændaɪs/.

Words near Brandeis in the dictionary

  1. brandebourg
  2. brandebourgs
  3. branded
  4. branded app
  5. branded apps
  6. Brandeis
  7. Brandel
  8. Brandels
  9. Branden
  10. Brandenburg
  11. Brandenburg an der Havel

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