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Veblen

Veblen proper noun: a surname from Norwegian.

Proper noun

Veblen (countable and uncountable, plural Veblens)

  1. A surname from Norwegian.
  2. A city in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.

Forms of Veblen

pluralVeblens

Origin of Veblen

Borrowed from Norwegian Veblen, the name of a farmstead in Vang, Innlandet.

Words formed from Veblen

Phrases with Veblen

Questions about Veblen

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

Words near Veblen in the dictionary

  1. veatchite
  2. veather
  3. Veazey
  4. Veazeys
  5. Veazie
  6. Veblen
  7. Veblen effect
  8. Veblen effects
  9. Veblen good
  10. Veblen goods
  11. Veblen's theorem

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