Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from German.
Even at a time when Anders Behring Breivik is on trial in Norway for killing 77 people in a terror attack last year – and the remote possibility he could end up at Bastoy or a similar prison some day – Nilsen and others stand up for this brand of justice.
2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN
Origin
- GermanBehring
- EnglishBehring
Borrowed from German Behring.
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APA
Behring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Behring
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“Behring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Behring. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Behring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Behring.
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