Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of Denmark.
In 2015, one person was killed in Copenhagen at a meeting meant to mark the 25th anniversary of an Iranian fatwa against British writer Salman Rushdie, which Vilks attended.
2021 October 4, Reuters, “Lars Vilks, Swedish cartoonist who depicted Mohammed, killed in car crash”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022- metonymicallyThe Danish government.
- A municipality (Copenhagen Municipality) in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark.
- One of the former counties of Denmark.
- A village in the town of Denmark, Lewis County, New York, United States.
- A community in Malahide township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- DanishKøbenhavn
- Low GermanKopenhagen
- EnglishCopenhagen
From Low German Kopenhagen, a calque (perhaps modified by folk etymology) of Danish København. See also chapman, haven.
More words from Low German, Danish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Kopenhagen
- Kopenhagencapital of Denmark
Arabic كُوبِنْهَاجِن m or كُوبِنْهَاغِن
- كُوبِنْهَاجِن m or كُوبِنْهَاغِن (kūbinhājin)capital of Denmark
Basque Kopenhage
- Kopenhagecapital of Denmark
Bengali কোপেনহেগেন
- কোপেনহেগেন (kōpenhegen)capital of Denmark
Bulgarian Ко́пенхаген
- Ко́пенхаген (Kópenhagen)capital of Denmark
Catalan Copenhaguen
- Copenhaguencapital of Denmark
Chinese Cantonese 哥本哈根
- 哥本哈根 (go¹ bun² haa¹ gan¹)capital of Denmark
Chinese Mandarin 哥本哈根
- 哥本哈根 (Gēběnhāgēn)capital of Denmark
Czech Kodaň
- Kodaňcapital of Denmark
Danish København, Københavns Amt
- Københavncapital of Denmark
- Københavns Amtformer county in Denmark
Dutch Kopenhagen
- Kopenhagencapital of Denmark
Esperanto Kopenhago
- Kopenhagocapital of Denmark
Estonian Kopenhaagen
- Kopenhaagencapital of Denmark
Finnish Kööpenhamina, Kööpenhaminan lääni
- Kööpenhaminacapital of Denmark
- Kööpenhaminan lääniformer county in Denmark
- Copenhagencommunity in Louisiana, United States
French Copenhague
- Copenhaguecapital of Denmark
German Kopenhagen
- Kopenhagencapital of Denmark
Greek Κοπεγχάγη
- Κοπεγχάγη (Kopenchági)capital of Denmark
Hebrew קוֹפֶּנְהָגֶן, קופנהאגן
- קוֹפֶּנְהָגֶןcapital of Denmark
- קופנהאגן (kopenhagen)capital of Denmark
Hindi कोपेनहेगन, कोपनहेगन
- कोपेनहेगन (kopenhegan)capital of Denmark
- कोपनहेगन (kopanhegan)capital of Denmark
Hungarian Koppenhága
- Koppenhágacapital of Denmark
Icelandic Kaupmannahöfn, Kaupinhafn
- Kaupmannahöfncapital of Denmark
- Kaupinhafncapital of Denmark
- Köbencapital of Denmark
Indonesian Kopenhagen
- Kopenhagencapital of Denmark
Irish Cóbanhávan
- Cóbanhávancapital of Denmark
Italian Copenaghen, Copenaga
- Copenaghencapital of Denmark
- Copenagacapital of Denmark
Japanese コペンハーゲン
- コペンハーゲン (Kopenhāgen)capital of Denmark
Korean 코펜하겐
- 코펜하겐 (Kopenhagen)capital of Denmark
Latin Hafnia
- Hafniacapital of Denmark
Latvian Kopenhāgena
- Kopenhāgenacapital of Denmark
Lithuanian Kopenhaga
- Kopenhagacapital of Denmark
Malay Kopenhagen, Copenhagen
- Kopenhagencapital of Denmark
- Copenhagencapital of Denmark
Norwegian Bokmål København, København
- Københavncapital of Denmark
- Københavnformer county in Denmark
- Copenhagencommunity in Louisiana, United States
Persian کپنهاگ
- کپنهاگ (kopenhâg)capital of Denmark
Polish Kopenhaga
- Kopenhagacapital of Denmark
Portuguese Copenhague, Copenhaga
- Copenhaguecapital of Denmark
- Copenhagacapital of Denmark
Romanian Copenhaga
- Copenhagacapital of Denmark
Russian Копенга́ген
- Копенга́ген (Kopengágen)capital of Denmark
Slovak Kodaň
- Kodaňcapital of Denmark
Spanish Copenhague
- Copenhaguecapital of Denmark
Swedish Köpenhamn, Köpenhamns amt
- Köpenhamncapital of Denmark
- Köpenhamns amtformer county in Denmark
Tagalog Copenhague
- Copenhaguecapital of Denmark
Tamil கோபனாவன்
- கோபனாவன் (kōpaṉāvaṉ)capital of Denmark
Thai โคเปนเฮเกน
- โคเปนเฮเกน (koo-bpeen-hee-gên)capital of Denmark
Turkish Kopenhag
- Kopenhagcapital of Denmark
Ukrainian Копенга́ген
- Копенга́ген (Kopenháhen)capital of Denmark
Urdu کوپنہیگن, کوپنہیگن
- کوپنہیگن (kopehegan)capital of Denmark
- کوپنہیگن (kopanhegan)capital of Denmark
Vietnamese Cô-pen-ha-ghen, Cô-pen-ha-gen
- Cô-pen-ha-ghencapital of Denmark
- Cô-pen-ha-gencapital of Denmark
- Cơ-bần-hăngcapital of Denmark
Yiddish קאָפּענהאַגען, קאָפּנהאַגן
- קאָפּענהאַגען (kopenhagen)capital of Denmark
- קאָפּנהאַגן (kopnhagn)capital of Denmark
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Copenhagen
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Copenhagen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copenhagen
MLA
“Copenhagen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copenhagen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Copenhagen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copenhagen.
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