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Krause

Krause proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Krause (plural Krauses)

  1. A surname from German.
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Forms of Krause

pluralKrauses

Origin of Krause

Borrowed from German Krause.

Words formed from Krause

Questions about Krause

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

Words near Krause in the dictionary

  1. krauroses
  2. kraurosis
  3. kraurosis vulvae
  4. kraurotic
  5. Kraus
  6. Krause
  7. Krause's glands
  8. Krause's sedge
  9. Krauser
  10. Krausers
  11. Krauses

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