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Copenhagen

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Co·pen·ha·gen  (kpn-hgn, -hä-)
The capital and largest city of Denmark, in the extreme eastern part of the country on the eastern coast of Sjaelland. It was a trading and fishing center by the 11th century and became the capital in 1443. Population: 1,100,000.
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Noun1.CopenhagenCopenhagen - the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North"
Danish capital, Kobenhavn
Danmark, Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
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Spanish Copenhagen [kəupənˈheɪgən] n → Copenhague m
French Copenhagen [ˈkəupnˈheɪgən] n → Copenhague
German Copenhagen [ˈkəupnˈheɪgən] n → Kopenhagen nt
Italian Copenhagen [kəupənˈheɪgən] n → Copenhagen f
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Vincent put into his hands, untrammelled by orders, a division of his fleet, and Sir Hyde Parker gave him two more ships at Copenhagen than he had asked for.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
" they would cry; yet I must, to please my fancy, continue quite quietly, and add: "But Copenhagen has its East Street.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
And lo, and behold I there stood all three dogs--the one with eyes as large as saucers, the second with eyes as large as mill-wheels, and the third with eyes each as large as the Round Tower of Copenhagen.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
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