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ǰԲö

[ nawr-dn-shohld, -shuhld; Swedish noor-duhn-shld ]

noun

  1. Bar·on Nils A·dolf E·rik [bar, -, uh, n nils , ah, -dawlf , ey, -rik], 1832–1901, Swedish Arctic explorer, geographer, and geologist; born in Finland.
  2. his nephew Nils Ot·to Gus·taf [nils , awt, -t, oo, , goos, -tahv], 1869–1928, Swedish Arctic and Antarctic explorer.


ǰԲö

/ ˈnuːrdənʃld /

noun

  1. ǰԲöNils Adolf Erik18321901MSwedishFinnishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorerSCIENCE: geologist Baron Nils Adolf Erik (nils ˈɑːdɔlf ˈeːrik). 1832–1901, Swedish Arctic explorer and geologist, born in Finland. He was the first to navigate the Northeast Passage (1878–79)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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“Candidates for the Nobel prize for scientific achievements are now being considered by the Swedish Academy of Science, at Stockholm, which must award the prize this year for the first time. Among the names already proposed are Prof. Roentgen, Marconi, Baron ǰԲö, and Henri Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross Society.”

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Four hours later, on the first morning of our walk, we stopped for water from a mountain stream above Lake ǰԲö.

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Professor ǰԲö may be congratulated on having performed the most intrepid and daring feat of the present century, speaking in a geographical point of view.

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Professor ǰԲö has fought it out fairly with Nature.

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ǰԲö knew the right season to attempt its passage, and it was surprised when almost free of ice.

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