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Carlsen

Carlsen proper noun: a surname from Danish or Norwegian.

Proper noun

Carlsen (plural Carlsens)

  1. A surname from Danish or Norwegian.
    • Magnus Carlsen versus the young guns at Wijk starts on Saturday, when the opening round (of 13) of the “chess Wimbledon” at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee gets under way at the windswept Dutch village.2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2023

Forms of Carlsen

pluralCarlsens
alternative formCarlston

Origin of Carlsen

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Carlsen.

Questions about Carlsen

What does Carlsen mean?
Carlsen means a surname from Danish or Norwegian.
What part of speech is Carlsen?
Carlsen is a proper noun.

Words near Carlsen in the dictionary

  1. Carlowrie
  2. carls
  3. Carlsbad
  4. Carlsberg
  5. carlsbergite
  6. Carlsen
  7. Carlsens
  8. Carlson
  9. Carlson symmetric form
  10. Carlson symmetric forms
  11. Carlsruhe

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