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Munchausen

Munchausen proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Munchausen (plural Munchausens)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of Munchausen

pluralMunchausens

Origin of Munchausen

Borrowed from German Münchhausen.

Words formed from Munchausen

Questions about Munchausen

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

Words near Munchausen in the dictionary

  1. munch
  2. munch on
  3. munchability
  4. munchable
  5. munchables
  6. Munchausen
  7. Munchausen by Internet
  8. Munchausen syndrome
  9. Munchausen syndrome by proxy
  10. Munchausenism
  11. Munchausenisms

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