Danish
[dey-nish]
- of or relating to the Danes, their country, or their language.
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- a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
- (sometimes lowercase) Danish pastry.
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Origin of Danish
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Contemporary Examples
Of course, with such a soft-handed approach comes criticism from the Danish right.
The event grew out of an anti-consumerist action by the Danish radical theater collective Solvognen.
Nolde was an anti-Semite and member of the Danish Nazi Party.
The Danish Air Force, as luck would have it, had just the aircraft.
But Lundbeck, the Danish maker of Nembutal, no longer sells the drug to U.S. prisons.
Historical Examples
This letter was written in terms of great asperity to the Danish commander.
The Life of Horatio Lord NelsonRobert Southey
Conrad Malte-Brun, a Danish author and geographer of great merit.
The next day (September 10) they are picked up by the Danish whaler.
Chapter 2: The letter says the large Danish dog will arrive on the 15th of February.
His constant aim is to reproduce his text in a pure and idiomatic Danish.
Hymns and Hymnwriters of DenmarkJens Christian Aaberg
Danish
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, its people, or their language
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- the official language of Denmark, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family
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Word Origin and History for danish
Danish
Old English Denisc "people of Denmark" (see Dane); danish pastry is 1934; shortened form danish is from 1963.
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