Denmark

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

2. A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.

   Synonym: Denmark proper

3. A sovereign nation consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

   Synonym: Kingdom of Denmark

4. A number of places in other countries:
   1. A town and local government area (Shire of Denmark) in the Great Southern region, Western Australia.
   2. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
   3. A parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada, named for the community of New Denmark.
   4. A place in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Bulloch County, Georgia.
      2. An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana.
      3. A census-designated place and township in Lee County, Iowa.
      4. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kansas.
      5. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
      6. A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
      7. A township in Washington County, Minnesota.
      8. A town in Lewis County, New York.
      9. An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Ohio.
      10. A township in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
      11. An unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon.
      12. A city in Bamberg County, South Carolina.
      13. An unincorporated community and former city in Madison County, Tennessee.
      14. A village in the town of New Denmark, Brown County, Wisconsin.
5. A surname.

See also

Anagrams

• end mark, endmark

Proper noun

Denmark

1. Denmark (a country in Northern Europe)

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 Northern Europe)

See also

Further reading

• “Denmark” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Etymology

From Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk.

Proper noun

Denmark

1. Denmark (a country in Northern Europe)