Dinesen, Isak Dinesen, Blixen, Karen Blixen, Baroness Karen Blixen
(noun) Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
