What does "copenhagen" mean?
A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.
Copenhagen
/ˈkoʊpənˌheɪɡən/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.
- Grammar: copenhagen is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: capital city, copenhagen-based, copenhagen-origin term, danish capital.
- Useful contrasts: countryside, hidden variable theory, many worlds interpretation.
- Usage evidence: Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.
Proper Noun
- 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 The Danish government. metonymically
- 3 A municipality (Copenhagen Municipality) in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 4 One of the former counties of Denmark.
- 5 An unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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- 6 A village in the town of Denmark, Lewis County, New York, United States.
- 7 A community in Malahide township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
- 8 A children's game in which one player is enclosed by a circle of others holding a rope.
Synonyms
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Example
"Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "copenhagen"?
Common synonyms include: capital city, copenhagen-based, copenhagen-origin term, danish capital, kobenhavn, metropolis.
How do you use "copenhagen" in a sentence?
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark.
How do you pronounce "copenhagen"?
Pronounced /ˈkoʊpənˌheɪɡən/.
Etymology
From Low German Kopenhagen, a calque (perhaps modified by folk etymology) of Danish København. See also chapman, haven.