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Dane

Dane

34 1.6
A person from Denmark
  • noun
  • /deɪn/
translation icon : danés
  • The Dane admired the beautiful architecture of Copenhagen, his hometown.

For those not familiar, Ericsson, I think another Dane, right.

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Examples

  • Enormous sacrifices that are being made by the British, by the French, by ourselves, by the Danes and others.

  • As a proud Dane, she always celebrated the national holiday with her family.

  • 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.

  • He introduced himself as a Dane, explaining the unique traditions of his culture.

Compounds

9 2.6

A very large dog with short smooth fur that is strong and very tall

Surface Forms

Dane singular
Danes plural

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.