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Denmark

proper noun

  1. Scandinavian country between Sweden, German, Norway and UK
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛn.mɑːk/ / /ˈdɛn.mɑɹk/

name

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.

  1. A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen.

    As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump.

  2. A sovereign nation consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
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