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Kvernvik

Kvernvik proper noun: a surname from Norwegian.

Proper noun

Kvernvik

  1. A surname from Norwegian.
    • “If we have created a holiday camp for criminals here, so what?” asked Arne Kvernvik Nilsen, the prison’s governor and a former minister and psychologist. He added, “We should reduce the risk of reoffending, because if we don’t, what’s the point of punishment, except for leaning toward the...2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN

Origin of Kvernvik

Borrowed from Norwegian Kvernvik.

Questions about Kvernvik

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

Words near Kvernvik in the dictionary

  1. kvells
  2. Kvemo Kartli
  3. Kven
  4. Kvenland
  5. Kvens
  6. Kvernvik
  7. kvetch
  8. kvetched
  9. kvetcher
  10. kvetchers
  11. kvetches

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