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København

British  
/ købənˈhaun /

noun

  1. the Danish name for Copenhagen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The newly analyzed ancient DNA comes from a fossil-rich rock formation in Peary Land called Kap København, which preserves sediments from both land and a shallow ocean-side estuary.

From Scientific American • Dec. 7, 2022

The research was conducted in an area called the Kap København Formation, which is in the northernmost part of Greenland.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022

The samples came from a sediment deposit called the Kap København formation in Peary Land.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022

“Karina was instrumental in breaking the Kap København curse,” Willerslev says.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2022

“The complete same thing happened in Copenhagen when Hannover 96 came to play FC København in the Europa League a couple of years ago,” says Lars Bogegaard.

From The Guardian • Sep. 14, 2017

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