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Nexø

American  
[nek-sœ] / ˈnɛk sœ /

noun

  1. Martin Andersen 1869–1954, Danish novelist.

Nexø British  
/ ˈnɛɡsøː /

noun

  1. Martin Andersen (ˈmarten). 1869–1954, Danish novelist. His chief works are the novels Pelle the Conqueror (1906–10), which deals with the labour movement, and Ditte, Daughter of Man (1917–21)

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