Denmark

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 Denmark (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Middle English Denmark, from Danish Danmark, from dansk (Danish) + Old Norse merki (boundary) or mǫrk (borderland). Cognate with (and perhaps influenced by) Old English Denemearc.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛn.mɑːk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɛn.mɑɹk/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Denmark

  1. A country in Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.
    Synonym: Denmark proper
  2. A sovereign nation consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
    Synonym: Kingdom of Denmark
  3. A number of places in other countries:
    1. A town and local government area (Shire of Denmark) in the Great Southern region, Western Australia.
    2. A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. A parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada, named for the community of New Denmark.
    4. A place in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Bulloch County, Georgia.
      2. An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana.
      3. A census-designated place and township in Lee County, Iowa.
      4. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kansas.
      5. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
      6. A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
      7. A township in Washington County, Minnesota.
      8. A town in Lewis County, New York.
      9. An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Ohio.
      10. A township in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
      11. An unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon.
      12. A city in Bamberg County, South Carolina.
      13. An unincorporated community and former city in Madison County, Tennessee.
      14. A village in the town of New Denmark, Brown County, Wisconsin.
  4. A surname.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: デンマーク (Denmāku)
  • Korean: 덴마크 (Denmakeu)
  • Malay: Denmark

Translations

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See also

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Anagrams

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Acehnese

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Acehnese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Denmark

  1. Denmark

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Internationalism, borrowed from English Denmark, from Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛnma(r)k/
  • Hyphenation: Dèn‧mark

Proper noun

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Dènmark

  1. Denmark (a country in Europe)

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Further reading

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Scots

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Scots Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk.

Proper noun

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Denmark

  1. Denmark