Jutland
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- proper noun
- They invaded and occupied Jutland as it is a peninsula directly connected to Germany.
Examples
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Many sources reported that from 1879, when emigration again rose, agents for the Hamburg-American Line journeyed across Jutland to offer tickets to New York at unprecedentedly cheap rates.
Academic text (1993) -
Starlings are forming fascinating formations over Tondermarsken, south-west Jutland, Denmark.
Blog text (30) -
- We can go to Jutland.
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We're going across the ocean to Jutland.
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Upon entering southern Jutland, the picture changed for the worse.
Academic text (1996) -
Denmark's largest region is the peninsula of Jutland.
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A native of northern Jutland, a region which, like the heaths of Scotland, is known for its harsh and rugged terrain, Blicher was captivated by Ossian's bleak and barren landscapes.
Academic text (1998) -
Denmark's largest region is the peninsula of Jutland.
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As a little girl, she often stayed with her uncle in Jutland during vacations.
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Vitus Jonassen Bering was born in 1681 in Horsens, on Denmark's Jutland Peninsula.
Synonyms
A large piece of land that sticks out into the sea and forms Denmark's mainland, reaching northern Germany
Compounds
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A large sea battle in World War I between British and German fleets off Denmark in 1916
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jutland comes from the name of an old people called the Jutes plus land, which together mean 'land of the Jutes'. So Jutland is the name for the large peninsula where those people lived, now the main land of Denmark and part of Germany.