Denmark

[ den-mahrk ]

noun

1. a kingdom in northern Europe, on the Jutland peninsula and adjacent islands. 16,576 sq. mi. (42,930 sq. km). : Copenhagen.

Denmark

/ ˈdɛnmɑːk /

noun

1. a kingdom in N Europe, between the Baltic and the North Sea: consists of the mainland of Jutland and about 100 inhabited islands (chiefly Zealand, Lolland, Funen, Falster, Langeland, and Bornholm); extended its territory throughout the Middle Ages, ruling Sweden until 1523 and Norway until 1814, and incorporating Greenland as a province from 1953 to 1979; joined the Common Market (now the EU) in 1973; an important exporter of dairy produce. Language: Danish. Religion: Christian, Lutheran majority. Currency: krone. Capital: Copenhagen. Pop: 5 556 452 (2013 est). Area: 43 031 sq km (16 614 sq miles) Danish nameDanmark Danish

Denmark

1. Constitutional monarchy in northern Europe , bordered by the North Sea to the west, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat Straits to the north, the Baltic Sea to the east, and Germany to the south.

Notes

Denmark became a member of NATO in 1949, breaking its tradition of neutrality.

Other Words From

• an·ti-Den·mark adjective
• pro-Den·mark adjective

Example Sentences

That distinction is at the heart of a new study led by Johanne Nedergaard of Aarhus University in Denmark, published in Consciousness and Cognition, that compares self-talk in runners and badminton players.

From Outside Online

Denmark’s farms were geographically close, whereas Wisconsin’s are scattered in sparsely populated rural areas.

From Washington Post

Overall, what Denmark is aiming for sounds a lot like other systems that have been suggested but not yet released.

From MIT Technology Review

It has been spreading rapidly in Britain, Denmark and Ireland since December.

From Washington Post

So far major countries including the Netherlands, UAE, UK, Denmark, Ireland, Israel, and Turkey have all issued restrictions.

From Quartz

The first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, Denmark still waves its banner high.

From The Daily Beast

Best European countries for gays: Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway.

From The Daily Beast

It has been ten years since Brenda made the decision to move, first to Holland, then Denmark.

From The Daily Beast

If the law passes in Denmark, only Finland, Hungary and Sweden will remain lawless when it comes to Lassie.

From The Daily Beast

A new law on the table in Denmark proposes to make sex with animals, known as zoophilia, illegal.

From The Daily Beast

By his death the connection between the kingdoms of England and Denmark was severed.

From Project Gutenberg

In the traditions of Denmark, the oath upon the sword-hilt was preserved in a spirit of deep solemnity.

From Project Gutenberg

Send thou to thy foster-son Harald, and bid him receive from thee the lands and fiefs which they had aforetime here in Denmark.

From Project Gutenberg

We will take Norway more easily than by fighting for her with all the hosts of Denmark.

From Project Gutenberg

Then put the King of Denmark his fleet about, standing south along the coast, and thereafter sailed back to Denmark.

From Project Gutenberg