Nilsen

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Nilsen

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Borrowed from Norwegian Nilsen.

proper noun

A surname from Norwegian. Inmates are screened to make sure they’re mentally stable and unlikely to plot an escape before they come to Bastoy. The vast majority – 97%, according to Nilsen – have served part of their sentences at higher-security jails in Norway. In the four years Nilsen has been heading up the prison, there h

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"Nilsen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nilsen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Nilsen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nilsen

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"Nilsen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nilsen.

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@misc{nilsen_2026,
  title = {Nilsen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nilsen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}