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Skaw

(skɔː)
n
(Placename) the Skaw a cape at the N tip of Denmark. Also known as: Cape Skagen or Skagen
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Skaw

(skɔ)

n.
The, a cape at the N tip of Denmark. Also, Skagen.
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Noun1.Skaw - a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the KattegattSkaw - a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the Kattegatt
Skagens Odde
Jutland, Jylland - peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
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