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Denmark

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Den·mark  (dnmärk)
A country of northern Europe on Jutland and adjacent islands. It was unified in the 10th century by the Viking king Harold Bluetooth (died 985), who converted the people to Christianity. Denmark controlled England briefly in the 11th century and was united with Sweden and Norway in 1397. The union with Sweden lasted until 1523, and the union with Norway until 1814. Copenhagen is the capital and the largest city. Population: 5,380,000.
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Denmark
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Noun1.DenmarkDenmark - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
battle of Jutland, Jutland - an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark
Common Market, EC, EEC, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union, EU, Europe - an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
Scandinavia - a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
Jutland, Jylland - peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
Seeland, Sjaelland, Zealand - the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Danish capital, Kobenhavn - the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North"
Aarhus, Arhus - port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
Aalborg, Alborg - a city and port in northern Jutland
Viborg - a town of Denmark in north central Jutland
Frisian Islands - a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland
Dane - a native or inhabitant of Denmark
Translations
Spanish Denmark [ˈdɛnmɑːk] nDinamarca
French Denmark [ˈdɛnmɑːk] nDanemark m
German Denmark [ˈdɛnmɑːk] nDänemark nt
Italian Denmark [ˈdɛnmɑːk] nDanimarca

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"You must have observed, gentlemen," said he, "an ignorant and a blatant ass, with a rasping throat and a countenance expressive of low malignity, who went through - I will not say sustained - the role (if I may use a French expression) of Claudius King of Denmark.
Even as far north as central Denmark, humming-birds would be seen fluttering about delicate flowers, and parrots feeding amidst the evergreen woods; and in the sea there, we should have a Voluta, and all the shells of large size and vigorous growth.
Even after it was published in Denmark, no Englishman thought of making a translation of the book, and it was not until fifty years more had come and gone that an English translation appeared.
 
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