Danish

[dey-nish]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Danes, their country, or their language.

noun

1. a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic. Dan, Dan.

2. (sometimes lowercase),  Danish pastry.

Danish

/ ˈdeɪnɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, its people, or their language

noun

1. the official language of Denmark, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family

Other Word Forms

• anti-Danish adjective
• non-Danish adjective
• pro-Danish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Danish¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English, alteration of Denshe, Danshe, Dench (by influence of Dan “(a) Dane”), Old English Denisc , from Germanic daniskaz; Dane, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

A Danish study of more than 1.2 million children this year found no link between aluminum in vaccines and autism.

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Now Keira is one of many Greenlandic families living on the Danish mainland who are fighting to get their children returned to them after they were removed by social services.

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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Thursday that issues such as land swaps or the surrender of territory should be part of peace negotiations with the Ukrainians at the table.

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A Danish study of more than 1.2 million children published earlier this year found no link between aluminum in vaccines and neurodevelopmental harm, including autism.

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It noted that Akhlaq's wife initially named 10 people in her complaint, while his daughter Shaista cited 16, and his son Danish 19.

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Related Words

• bread 
• cake 
• croissant 
• doughnut 
• phyllo 
• pie