Copenhagen

//ˈkoʊpənˌheɪɡən// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    The Danish government. metonymically
  3. 3
    A municipality (Copenhagen Municipality) in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark.
  4. 4
    One of the former counties of Denmark.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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  1. 6
    A village in the town of Denmark, Lewis County, New York, United States.
  2. 7
    A community in Malahide township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. 8
    A children's game in which one player is enclosed by a circle of others holding a rope.

Synonyms

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danish capitalkobenhavnkøbenhavn

Example

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"Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark."

Etymology

From Low German Kopenhagen, a calque (perhaps modified by folk etymology) of Danish København. See also chapman, haven.

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