English Explanatory Dictionary

Denmark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen.
  2. A sovereign nation consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
  3. A number of places in other countries:
  4. A town and local government area (Shire of Denmark) in the Great Southern region, Western Australia.
  5. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  6. A parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada, named for the community of New Denmark.
  7. A place in the United States:
  8. An unincorporated community in Bulloch County, Georgia.
  9. An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  10. A census-designated place and township in Lee County, Iowa.
  11. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kansas.
  12. A town in Oxford County, Maine.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛn.mɑːk/ /ˈdɛn.mɑɹk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Denmark.wav en-us-Denmark.ogg

Word forms

Denmark

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Denmark proper Kingdom of Denmark

Derived words

Denmark Hill Denmark satin Denmark Strait New Denmark something is rotten in the state of Denmark Southern Denmark
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