Oresund

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UK/ˈɜːsʊnd/US/ˈɝsʊnd/

proper noun

A strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.

OriginDanish Øresund ← Swedish Öresund ← Old Norse Eyrarsund →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Öresund · alternative Øresund

  1. A strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.

Origin

  1. Old NorseEyrarsund
  2. SwedishÖresund
  3. DanishØresund
  4. EnglishOresund

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse Eyrarsund.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 厄勒海峽 /厄勒海峡, 松德海峡
  • 厄勒海峽 /厄勒海峡 (Èlè Hǎixiá)strait
  • 松德海峡 (Sōngdé Hǎixiá)strait
Danish Øresund, Sundet
  • Øresundstrait
  • Sundetstrait
Dutch Sont, Orizont
  • Sontstrait
  • Orizontstrait
Finnish Juutinrauma
  • Juutinraumastrait
German Öresund
  • Öresundstrait
Icelandic Eyrarsund
  • Eyrarsundstrait
Norwegian Bokmål Øresund
  • Øresundstrait
Polish Sund
  • Sundstrait
Russian Э́ресунн
  • Э́ресунн (Érɛsunn)strait
Spanish Øresund, Öresund
  • Øresundstrait
  • Öresundstrait
  • Sundstrait
Swahili Oresund
  • Oresundstrait
Swedish Öresund, Sundet
  • Öresundstrait
  • Sundetstrait

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sounderresoundunrosedunsoredsorduneDuerson
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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