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Norwegian Buhund

Norwegian Buhund noun: a breed of dog of the spitz type, used as an all-purpose farm and herding dog, as well as a watchdog and a nanny dog.

norwegian buhund: a breed of dog of the spitz type, used as an all-purpose farm and herding dog, as well as a...
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Noun

Norwegian Buhund (plural Norwegian Buhunds)

  1. A breed of dog of the spitz type, used as an all-purpose farm and herding dog, as well as a watchdog and a nanny dog.

Forms of Norwegian Buhund

pluralNorwegian Buhunds

Origin of Norwegian Buhund

From Norwegian + Norwegian buhund, from bu (“homestead, a simple building or mountain hut (where the shepherd lived while looking after his herd in the summer) but can also mean stock, as in livestock”) + hund (“dog”).

Questions about Norwegian Buhund

What does Norwegian Buhund mean?
Norwegian Buhund means a breed of dog of the spitz type, used as an all-purpose farm and herding dog, as well as a watchdog and a nanny dog.
What part of speech is Norwegian Buhund?
Norwegian Buhund is a noun.
What is the plural of Norwegian Buhund?
The plural of Norwegian Buhund is Norwegian Buhunds.

Words near Norwegian Buhund in the dictionary

  1. Norways
  2. Norwegia
  3. Norwegian
  4. Norwegian angelica
  5. Norwegian Bokmål
  6. Norwegian Buhund
  7. Norwegian Buhunds
  8. Norwegian coupling
  9. Norwegian couplings
  10. Norwegian Elkhound
  11. Norwegian Elkhounds

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