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Nilsen

Nilsen proper noun: a surname from Norwegian.

Proper noun

Nilsen

  1. A surname from Norwegian.
    • Inmates are screened to make sure they’re mentally stable and unlikely to plot an escape before they come to Bastoy. The vast majority – 97%, according to Nilsen – have served part of their sentences at higher-security jails in Norway. In the four years Nilsen has been heading up the prison, there...2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN

Origin of Nilsen

Borrowed from Norwegian Nilsen.

Questions about Nilsen

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

Words near Nilsen in the dictionary

  1. nilprogression
  2. nilprogressions
  3. nilradical
  4. nilradicals
  5. nils
  6. Nilsen
  7. nilsequence
  8. nilsequences
  9. nilsoliton
  10. nilsolitons
  11. Nilson

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