Bornholm

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/ˈbɔɹn.həʊm/

proper noun

An island and municipality of Denmark in the Baltic Sea.

OriginDanish Bornholm →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island and municipality of Denmark in the Baltic Sea.

    Like many parts of the Baltic, Bornholm was occupied first by Germany, then by the Soviet Union in the shifting fronts of World War II.

    1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 620

Origin

  1. DanishBornholm
  2. DanishBornholm
  3. EnglishBornholm

Borrowed from Danish Bornholm.

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Translations

Danish Bornholm
  • BornholmDanish island in the Baltic Sea
German Bornholm
  • BornholmDanish island in the Baltic Sea
Icelandic Borgundarhólmur
  • BorgundarhólmurDanish island in the Baltic Sea
Lithuanian Bornhòlmas
  • BornhòlmasDanish island in the Baltic Sea
Norwegian Bokmål Bornholm
  • BornholmDanish island in the Baltic Sea
Polish Bornholm
  • BornholmDanish island in the Baltic Sea
Portuguese Boríngia
  • BoríngiaDanish island in the Baltic Sea
Romanian Bornholm
  • BornholmDanish island in the Baltic Sea
Swedish Bornholm
  • BornholmDanish island in the Baltic Sea
Cite this entry
APA

Bornholm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bornholm

MLA

“Bornholm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bornholm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bornholm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bornholm.

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