Elsinore

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UK/ˈɛlsɪnɔː/UK/ˌɛlsɪˈnɔː/US/ˈɛlsəˌnɔɹ/

proper noun

A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

Similar
Helsingør
OriginDanish Helsingør ← Old Norse hals ← Proto-Germanic *halsaz →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

    Synonyms: Helsingør

  2. A neighbourhood in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. Former name of Lake Elsinore, California (the settlement was renamed in 1972).
  5. A town in Sevier County, Utah, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

Similar
Helsingør
Also see
helsingør

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kólsos
  2. Proto-Germanic*halsaz
  3. Old Norsehals
  4. DanishHelsingør
  5. EnglishElsinore

From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg.

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Translations

Arabic هِيلْسِنْكُور
  • هِيلْسِنْكُور (hēlsinkōr)Danish city
Chinese Mandarin 赫爾辛格 /赫尔辛格
  • 赫爾辛格 /赫尔辛格 (Hè'ěrxīngé)Danish city
Danish Helsingør
  • HelsingørDanish city
Esperanto Elsinoro
  • ElsinoroDanish city
Finnish Helsingör
  • HelsingörDanish city
French Elseneur
  • ElseneurDanish city
Greek Ελσινόρη
  • Ελσινόρη (Elsinóri)Danish city
Icelandic Helsingjaeyri
  • HelsingjaeyriDanish city
Italian Elsinore, Elsinora
  • ElsinoreDanish city
  • ElsinoraDanish city
Japanese ヘルシンゲル
  • ヘルシンゲル (Herushingeru)Danish city
Korean 헬싱외르
  • 헬싱외르 (Helsing'oereu)Danish city
Latin Helsingora
  • HelsingoraDanish city
Latvian Helsingēra
  • HelsingēraDanish city
Lithuanian Helsingioras
  • HelsingiorasDanish city
Norwegian Bokmål Helsingør
  • HelsingørDanish city
Polish Helsingør, Elsynor
  • HelsingørDanish city
  • ElsynorDanish city
Portuguese Elsenor
  • ElsenorDanish city
Russian Хельсингёр
  • Хельсингёр (Xelʹsingjór)Danish city
Spanish Elsinor
  • ElsinorDanish city
Swedish Helsingör
  • HelsingörDanish city
Thai เฮลซิงเงอร์
  • เฮลซิงเงอร์ (heel-sing-ngəər)Danish city

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Elsinore

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Elsinore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elsinore

MLA

“Elsinore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elsinore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elsinore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elsinore.

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