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