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Husvær

Husvær proper noun: an island group of Herøy, Nordland, Norway, containing Prestøya and Brasøya islands, among others.

Proper noun

Husvær

  1. An island group of Herøy, Nordland, Norway, containing Prestøya and Brasøya islands, among others.
    1. An island of Husvær, Herøy, Nordland, Norway.

Origin of Husvær

From Norwegian hus (house) + vær (fishing village).

Questions about Husvær

What does Husvær mean?
Husvær means an island group of Herøy, Nordland, Norway, containing Prestøya and Brasøya islands, among others.
What part of speech is Husvær?
Husvær is a proper noun.

Words near Husvær in the dictionary

  1. hustly-bustly
  2. Huston
  3. Hustonian
  4. Hustons
  5. Husts
  6. Husvær
  7. huswife
  8. huswifed
  9. huswifely
  10. huswifery
  11. huswifes

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