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Friedman

Friedman proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Friedman

  1. A surname from German.
    • Friedman, another NRx entrepreneur-cum-philosopher backed by Thiel's dollars, leads the Seasteading Institute, an organization busy designing permanent (almost Lovecraftian) cities at seas—seasteads—prefigurative gov-corps outside the territory claimed by democratic governments.2019, Roger Burrows, “Urban Futures and The Dark Enlightenment: A Brief Guide for the Perplexed”, in Keith Jacobs, Jeff Malpas, editors, Philosophy and the City: Interdisciplinary and Transcultural...

Forms of Friedman

alternative formFriedmann
alternative formFreedman

Origin of Friedman

Borrowed from German Friedmann, from German Fried (“peace”) + Mann (“man”).

Words formed from Friedman

Phrases with Friedman

Questions about Friedman

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

Words near Friedman in the dictionary

  1. Friedline
  2. Friedlines
  3. Friedls
  4. Friedländer syntheses
  5. Friedländer synthesis
  6. Friedman
  7. Friedman test
  8. Friedman tests
  9. Friedman unit
  10. Friedman units
  11. Friedmanian

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