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OTTO NEUMANN SVERDRUP
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• OTTO NEUMANN SVERDRUP (noun)
The noun OTTO NEUMANN SVERDRUP has 1 sense:
1. Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)
Familiarity information: OTTO NEUMANN SVERDRUP used as a noun is very rare.
• OTTO NEUMANN SVERDRUP (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Otto Neumann Sverdrup; Sverdrup
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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