Denmark

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Denmark

  1. A country in Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Denmark. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen.
    Synonym: Kingdom of Denmark
  2. The main part of the Kingdom of Denmark excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland, the metropole of the Kingdom of Denmark.
    Synonym: Denmark proper

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

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Anagrams[edit]

Acehnese[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Denmark

  1. Denmark

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Dènmark

  1. Denmark (a country in Europe)

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Further reading[edit]

Scots[edit]

Scots Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk.

Proper noun[edit]

Denmark

  1. Denmark