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Dijkstra

/ˈdaɪkstrə/

Dijkstra proper noun: a surname from Dutch.

Proper noun

Dijkstra

  1. A surname from Dutch
    1. Edsger W. Dijkstra, the computer scientist.

Words formed from Dijkstra

Questions about Dijkstra

What does Dijkstra mean?
Dijkstra means a surname from Dutch.
What part of speech is Dijkstra?
Dijkstra is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dijkstra?
Dijkstra is pronounced /ˈdaɪkstrə/.

Words near Dijkstra in the dictionary

  1. DiIulios
  2. diiʔdiitidq
  3. dijet
  4. dijets
  5. Dijk en Waard
  6. Dijkstra
  7. Dijkstra's algorithm
  8. dijon
  9. Dijon mustard
  10. Dijon mustards
  11. Dijonnaise

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