Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from Norwegian.
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
- NorwegianBreivik
- EnglishBreivik
Borrowed from Norwegian Breivik.
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APA
Breivik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breivik
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“Breivik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breivik. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Breivik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breivik.
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