Denmark

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛn.mɑːk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɛn.mɑɹk/
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Proper noun

Denmark

  1. A country in Western Europe consisting mainly of most of the Jutland peninsula and a number of islands off its coast.
    Synonym: Kingdom of Denmark

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Acehnese

Proper noun

Denmark

  1. Denmark

Scots

Etymology

From Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk.

Proper noun

Denmark

  1. Denmark
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