Denmark

English

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.

Pronunciation

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

Denmark

  1. A country in Northern Europe consisting mainly of most of the Jutland peninsula and a number of islands off its coast (including Zealand and Funen).
    Synonym: Kingdom of Denmark

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Korean: 덴마크 (denmakeu)

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Acehnese

Proper noun

Denmark

  1. Denmark

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Dènmark

  1. Denmark (a country in Europe)

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Scots

Etymology

From Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk.

Proper noun

Denmark

  1. Denmark
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