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BLIXEN

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Overview

BLIXEN (noun)
  The noun BLIXEN has 1 sense:

1. Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)play

  Familiarity information: BLIXEN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


BLIXEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Baroness Karen Blixen; Blixen; Dinesen; Isak Dinesen; Karen Blixen

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))


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