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

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

Mr. Lomborg is president of the Copenhagen Consensus, a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, and author of “False Alarm” and “Best Things First.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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