Nilsson

[ nil-suhn ]

/ ˈnɪl sən /

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noun

(Mär·ta) Bir·git

[mahr-tah -bir-git; English mahr-tuh -bur-git], /ˈmɑr tɑ ˈbɪr gɪt; English ˈmɑr tə ˈbɜr gɪt/, 1918–2005, Swedish soprano.

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How to use Nilsson in a sentence

Nilsson’s “Tissue Series” uses paper tissue to depict human tissue in its many shades of pink and red, from the brain to the female thorax.
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Nilsson notes that the financial pressures having been put on many companies over the past year has necessitated their relocation from expensive bases like metro London.
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(The diligent folks from law enforcement also erased Nilsson's film).
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Kerstin Nilsson and Mats Berg run a quaint horse farm about 40 minutes from the hotel called Ofelas.
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Mr. Nilsson has always maintained the highest standards in the line which he handles.
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Vieuxtemps also visited America in 1870, with the celebrated singer Christine Nilsson.
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Nilsson—the lady who would appear on the stage at the beginning of the opera, wearing a pink dress.
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Patti, although previously she had been contented with 80; and it was ultimately arranged that she should have more than Nilsson.
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Nilsson's contract for the ensuing year; in fact, she declined altogether to discuss the matter with me.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nilsson

Nilsson

/ (Swedish ˈnilsɔn) /

noun

Birgit (ˈbirɡit). 1918–2006, Swedish operatic soprano

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