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Copenhagen

American  
[koh-puhn-hey-guhn, -hah-, koh-puhn-hey-, -hah-] / ˌkoʊ pənˈheɪ gən, -ˈhɑ-, ˈkoʊ pənˌheɪ-, -ˌhɑ- /

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Denmark, on the eastern coast of Zealand.


Copenhagen British  
/ -ˈhɑː-, ˈkəʊpənˌheɪ-, ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən, -ˌhɑː- /

noun

  1. Danish name: København.  the capital of Denmark, a port on Zealand and the Amager Islands on a site inhabited for some 6000 years: exports chiefly agricultural products; iron and steel works; university (1479). Pop: 501 664 (2004 est)

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Copenhagen Cultural  
  1. Capital of Denmark and largest city in the country, located in eastern Denmark; the country's chief commercial, industrial, and cultural center.


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And Denmark won 4-0 against North Macedonia in Copenhagen, with all four goals coming in the second half and Brentford's Mikkel Damsgaard claiming the opener and Arsenal midfielder Christian Norgaard the fourth.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"She's always been very good on Greenland," said University of Copenhagen political science professor Ole Waever.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Led by post-doctoral fellow Ryan Sinclair Paterson at the University of Copenhagen, the research extends the time range for obtaining meaningful protein sequences by millions of years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

He has shown his work in galleries in Los Angeles, New York and Copenhagen, but the High Desert Art Fair marks the first time he has exhibited in his adopted hometown.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Regarding Europe as the world’s intellectual capital, the intrigued Lund sent most of the skeletons to a museum in his native Copenhagen.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann