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Danish

American  
[dey-nish] / ˈdeɪ nɪʃ /

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 British  
/ ˈdeɪnɪʃ /

adjective

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

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noun

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of Danish

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

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