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.

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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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Called the “Paris of the north” because of its similar charm.

Example Sentences

Working with scientists in Copenhagen, the researchers further demonstrated that PAM defects do not interfere with GLP-1 binding to its receptor or with signaling at the receptor level.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

In his comments in Copenhagen on Tuesday, Nielsen, the Greenlandic PM, said he felt that "the conversations now are in a better place than when we had our conversations through the media".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Some Danish students cross over the bridge from Copenhagen every day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"We see a clear genetic break between the two periods," said Frederik Valeur Seersholm, assistant professor at the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen and one of the lead authors of the study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Oleg Gordievsky had spied enthusiastically for MI6 for seven years, having switched sides in 1976, while working at the Soviet embassy in Copenhagen.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau