Meanings
proper noun
- A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen.
As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump.
2025 July 5, Sebastian Shukla, “Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025Synonyms: Denmark proper
- A sovereign nation consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Synonyms: Kingdom of Denmark
- A number of places in other countries:
- A town and local government area (Shire of Denmark) in the Great Southern region, Western Australia.
- A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada, named for the community of New Denmark.
- An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana.
- A census-designated place and township in Lee County, Iowa.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
- A township in Washington County, Minnesota.
- A town in Lewis County, New York.
- A township in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
- A city in Bamberg County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community and former city in Madison County, Tennessee.
- A village in the town of New Denmark, Brown County, Wisconsin.
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen.
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Denmark proper
proper nounA sovereign nation consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
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Origin
- Old EnglishDenemearc
- Middle EnglishDenemarke
- EnglishDenmark
From Middle English Denemarke, Denmarke, from Old English Denemearc, from Dene (“Dane”) + mearc (“march”), a calque of Old Norse Danmǫrk.
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Afrikaans Denemarke
- Denemarkecountry in Northern Europe
Arabic الدَّنْمَارْك
- الدَّنْمَارْك (ad-danmārk)country in Northern Europe
Basque Danimarka
- Danimarkacountry in Northern Europe
Bengali ডেনমার্ক
- ডেনমার্ক (ḍenmark)country in Northern Europe
Bulgarian Да́ния
- Да́ния (Dánija)country in Northern Europe
Catalan Dinamarca, Danimarca
- Dinamarcacountry in Northern Europe
- Danimarcacountry in Northern Europe
Chinese Cantonese 丹麥 /丹麦
- 丹麥 /丹麦 (daan¹ mak⁶)country in Northern Europe
Chinese Mandarin 丹麥 /丹麦
- 丹麥 /丹麦 (Dānmài)country in Northern Europe
Czech Dánsko
- Dánskocountry in Northern Europe
Danish Danmark
- Danmarkcountry in Northern Europe
Dutch Denemarken
- Denemarkencountry in Northern Europe
Esperanto Danio, Danujo
- Daniocountry in Northern Europe
- Danujocountry in Northern Europe
- Danlandocountry in Northern Europe
Estonian Taani
- Taanicountry in Northern Europe
Finnish Tanska
- Tanskacountry in Northern Europe
French Danemark
- Danemarkcountry in Northern Europe
German Dänemark
- Dänemarkcountry in Northern Europe
Greek Δανία, Δανιμαρκία
- Δανία (Danía)country in Northern Europe
- Δανιμαρκία (Danimarkía)country in Northern Europe
Hawaiian Kenemaka
- Kenemakacountry in Northern Europe
Hebrew דֶּנְמַרְק, דַּנְיָה
- דֶּנְמַרְק (dénmark)country in Northern Europe
- דַּנְיָה (Dánya)country in Northern Europe
Hindi डेनमार्क
- डेनमार्क (ḍenmārk)country in Northern Europe
Hungarian Dánia
- Dániacountry in Northern Europe
Icelandic Danmörk
- Danmörkcountry in Northern Europe
Indonesian Denmark
- Denmarkcountry in Northern Europe
Irish An Danmhairg
- An Danmhairgcountry in Northern Europe
Italian Danimarca
- Danimarcacountry in Northern Europe
Japanese デンマーク, 丁抹
- デンマーク (Denmāku)country in Northern Europe
- 丁抹 (Denmāku)country in Northern Europe
Korean 덴마크, 단마르크
- 덴마크 (Denmakeu)country in Northern Europe
- 단마르크 (Danmareukeu)country in Northern Europe
Latin Dānia
- Dāniacountry in Northern Europe
Latvian Dānija
- Dānijacountry in Northern Europe
Lithuanian Danija
- Danijacountry in Northern Europe
Malay Denmark
- Denmarkcountry in Northern Europe
Māori Tenemāka
- Tenemākacountry in Northern Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Danmark
- Danmarkcountry in Northern Europe
Polish Dania
- Daniacountry in Northern Europe
Portuguese Dinamarca
- Dinamarcacountry in Northern Europe
Punjabi ਡੈੱਨਮਾਰਕ
- ਡੈੱਨਮਾਰਕ (ḍainnamārak)country in Northern Europe
Romanian Danemarca
- Danemarcacountry in Northern Europe
Russian Да́ния
- Да́ния (Dánija)country in Northern Europe
Scottish Gaelic An Danmhairg
- An Danmhairgcountry in Northern Europe
Slovak Dánsko
- Dánskocountry in Northern Europe
Spanish Dinamarca
- Dinamarcacountry in Northern Europe
Swahili Denmaki, Udeni
- Denmakicountry in Northern Europe
- Udenicountry in Northern Europe
Swedish Danmark
- Danmarkcountry in Northern Europe
Tagalog Dinamarka
- Dinamarkacountry in Northern Europe
Tamil டென்மார்க்
- டென்மார்க் (ṭeṉmārk)country in Northern Europe
Thai เดนมาร์ก
- เดนมาร์ก (den-màak)country in Northern Europe
Turkish Danimarka
- Danimarkacountry in Northern Europe
Ukrainian Да́нія
- Да́нія (Dánija)country in Northern Europe
Urdu ڈِنْمارْک
- ڈِنْمارْک (ḍinmārk)country in Northern Europe
Vietnamese Đan Mạch
- Đan Mạchcountry in Northern Europe
Welsh Denmarc
- Denmarccountry in Northern Europe
Yiddish דענמאַרק
- דענמאַרק (denmark)country in Northern Europe
Zulu IDenimaki
- IDenimakicountry in Northern Europe
Cite this entry
APA
Denmark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Denmark
MLA
“Denmark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Denmark. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Denmark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Denmark.
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