- a kingdom in N Europe, between the Baltic and the North Sea: consists of the mainland of Jutland and about 100 inhabited islands (chiefly Zealand, Lolland, Funen, Falster, Langeland, and Bornholm); extended its territory throughout the Middle Ages, ruling Sweden until 1523 and Norway until 1814, and incorporating Greenland as a province from 1953 to 1979; joined the Common Market (now the EU) in 1973; an important exporter of dairy produce. Language: Danish. Religion: Christian, Lutheran majority. Currency: krone. Capital: Copenhagen. Pop: 5 733 551 (2017 est). Area: 43 031 sq km (16 614 sq miles)Danish name: Danmark Related adjective(s): Danish
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Den•mark
(den′märk),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa kingdom in N Europe, on the Jutland peninsula and adjacent islands. 5,268,775;
16,576 sq. mi. (42,930 sq. km). Cap.: Copenhagen.
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Denmark /ˈdɛnmɑːk/ n
'Denmark' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aalborg
- Aarhus
- Anne of Denmark
- Bornholm
- Canute
- Charles X
- Charles XI
- Christian IV
- Christian X
- Copenhagen
- Dane
- Danish
- Danish West Indies
- Danmark
- Den.
- Denmark Strait
- Dogger Bank
- Eric XIV
- Esbjerg
- European Union
- Faeroes
- Falster
- Flensburg
- Fredericia
- Frederick IX
- Frederiksberg
- Frisian Islands
- Funen
- Gotland
- Great Belt
- Greenland
- Gustavus Adolphus
- Hardecanute
- Helsingborg
- Helsingør
- Holstein
- Horsens
- Jönköping
- Jutland
- Kalmar
- Kattegat
- Kiel
- Kolding
- krone
- Little Belt
- Lolland
- Maglemosian
- Malmö
- Margaret
- Ålborg