Danish
of or relating to the Danes, their country, or their language.
a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic. Abbreviations: Dan, Dan.
(sometimes lowercase) Danish pastry.
Origin of Danish
1Other words from Danish
- an·ti-Da·nish, adjective
- non-Dan·ish, adjective
- pro-Dan·ish, adjective
Words Nearby Danish
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How to use Danish in a sentence
Differences between Danish farms and those in Wisconsin make outbreaks less likely, the state’s veterinarian has said.
Mink farmers are skipping to the front of the vaccine line — for an important reason | Dan Simmons | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostMartin Petersen Lennards, the Danish public sector leader for IBM Global Business Services, says his company’s tool is pretty much ready to go.
Why Denmark’s “corona passport” is more of a promise than a plan | Bobbie Johnson | February 10, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe project was announced and approved by the Danish government last summer.
Artificial Island in the North Sea Will Harvest Wind Energy at a Huge Scale | Jason Dorrier | February 7, 2021 | Singularity HubDanish public health officials say that if it weren’t for their extensive monitoring, they would be feeling a false sense of confidence right now.
Denmark is sequencing all coronavirus samples and has an alarming view of the U.K. variant | Michael Birnbaum, Martin Selsoe Sorensen | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostBanks in Denmark first issued 20-year bonds with 0% coupons a few years ago, as investors looking for a safe place to park their money drove down rates in the Danish mortgage-backed covered-bond market.
Of course, with such a soft-handed approach comes criticism from the Danish right.
What the U.S. Can Learn from Europe About Dealing with Terrorists | Scott Beauchamp | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe event grew out of an anti-consumerist action by the Danish radical theater collective Solvognen.
Before the Bros, SantaCon Was as an Anti-Corporate Protest | David Freedlander | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNolde was an anti-Semite and member of the Danish Nazi Party.
Top Nazis And Their Complicated Relationship With Artists | William O’Connor | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Danish Air Force, as luck would have it, had just the aircraft.
The American Ebola Rescue Plan Hinges on One Company. Meet Phoenix. | Abby Haglage | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Lundbeck, the Danish maker of Nembutal, no longer sells the drug to U.S. prisons.
I have in this way seen some Queries put to me about matters connected with the history of the Danish settlements in England.
In answer to them I beg to state, that all the names terminating in -by unquestionably are of Danish origin.
Mr. Taylor is perfectly right in supposing that several of these names of places contain the names of the old Danish conquerors.
His remarks upon the situation of the villages with Danish names are most interesting and instructive.
Then Eric hailed us, and Thorgils ran out his oars, and we went alongside the Danish ship.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. Whistler
British Dictionary definitions for Danish
/ (ˈdeɪnɪʃ) /
of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, its people, or their language
the official language of Denmark, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family
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