English Explanatory Dictionary

Elsinore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
  2. A neighbourhood in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. Former name of Lake Elsinore, California (the settlement was renamed in 1972).
  5. A town in Sevier County, Utah, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛlsɪnɔː/ /ˌɛlsɪˈnɔː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Elsinore.wav /ˈɛlsəˌnɔɹ/

Word forms

Elsinore

Etymology

From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg.

Synonyms

Helsingør

Derived words

Lake Elsinore
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