Hammarskjöld

[ hah-mer-shohld, -shuhld, ham-er-; Swedish hahm-ahr-shœld ]

/ ˈhɑ mərˌʃoʊld, -ʃəld, ˈhæm ər-; Swedish ˈhɑm ɑrˌʃœld /

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noun

Dag Hjal·mar

[dahg yahl-mahr], /dɑg ˈyɑl mɑr/, 1905–61, Swedish statesman: Secretary General of the United Nations 1953–61; Nobel Peace Prize 1961.

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Words nearby Hammarskjöld

Hamlin, Hamlisch, Hamlyn, Hamm, hammam, Hammarskjöld, Hammarskjöld, Dag, hammer, hammer and sickle, hammer and tongs, hammer away at

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How to use Hammarskjöld in a sentence

Men, like Hammarskjold, were naturally affected by an influence which no other nation condescended to counteract.
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British Dictionary definitions for Hammarskjöld

Hammarskjöld

/ (ˈhæməˌʃʊld, Swedish ˈhamarʃœld) /

noun

Dag (Hjalmar Agne Carl) (dɑːɡ). 1905–61, Swedish statesman; secretary-general of the United Nations (1953–61): Nobel peace prize 1961

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