Dane
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A person from Denmark
- noun
- /deɪn/
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danés
- The Dane admired the beautiful architecture of Copenhagen, his hometown.
For those not familiar, Ericsson, I think another Dane, right.
- For those not familiar, Ericsson, I think another Dane, right.
- But there's kind of almost like a Dane in the Spanish like, right.
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Examples
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Enormous sacrifices that are being made by the British, by the French, by ourselves, by the Danes and others.
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As a proud Dane, she always celebrated the national holiday with her family.
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Talk to any Dane, any German, any Swede; they like the way they live.
Academic text (1996) -
I have a 4-month-old Great Dane, and she's the best inside dog I've ever had!
Blog text (8) -
He's a Dane.
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He introduced himself as a Dane, explaining the unique traditions of his culture.
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Etymology
Dane comes from an old name for the people who lived in Denmark, and the country name Denmark means 'land of the Danes'. So a Dane is simply someone from Denmark.