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Denmark

Denmark

109 1.0
A country in northern Europe made of a large peninsula and many islands with a king or queen
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdɛnˌmɑrk/
translation icon : Dinamarca
  • As these figures show, Denmark is an important source of value-added fishery products.
  • Denmark and Sweden
  • Denmark and Norway
  • Denmark and Germany

Screw NATO, screw Denmark and all of this.

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Examples

  • England are playing against Denmark tomorrow night.

  • If it comes to war, where will Denmark stand?

  • We need to look no further than Denmark to see the proof of this.

  • When completed, it was the most expensive film produced in Denmark to that time.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The catch is, Denmark never updated its laws.

  • We start off in Denmark.

  • Now, his father has found him a new wife in Denmark.

  • It's now headquartered in Denmark and it's a huge company.

  • By the time they returned to Denmark, the future shape of David's life had been determined.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The whole country of Denmark banned trans fats.

Synonyms

Kingdom of Denmark
vsDenmark
3.5

A country in northern Europe that includes the Jutland peninsula and many islands

is the common short name used instead of the formal title

Compounds

A country in northern Europe that includes the Jutland peninsula and many islands

Surface Forms

Denmark main

Etymology

Denmark comes from old words for the people called the Danes and the part mark, which meant 'border' or 'borderland'. So Denmark originally meant 'the borderland of the Danes', a fitting name for a country on the edge of northern Europe.