Danish Definition

dānĭsh
danishes
adjective
Of Denmark or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World
noun
The N Germanic language spoken in Denmark.
Webster's New World

Danish pastry.

Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

The language of Denmark.

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Other Word Forms of Danish

Noun

Singular:
Danish
Plural:
danishes

Origin of Danish

  • Middle English alteration (influenced by Old Norse Danr Dane) of Denish from Old English Denisc from Dene the Danes

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of Middle English Denish (under the influence of Dan, cf. Dane), from Old English Denisc (“people of Denmark”).

    From Wiktionary

Danish Sentence Examples

  • There are generally in a coloni three or four Danish houses, built of wood and pitched over, in addition to storehouses and a blubber-boiling establishment.

  • For the next eighteen years its freedom from Danish attack made Sherborne the capital of Wessex.

  • In 1751 Lars Dalager, a Danish trader, took some steps in this direction from Frederikshaab.

  • That is the actual phrase used by the Vienna cabinet, said the Danish charge d'affaires.

  • The effect of this unheard-of achievement on the Danish government was crushing.

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Words Starting With

DDADAN

Words Ending With

HSHISH

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Words Starting With D and Ending With H

Starts With D & Ends With HStarts With DA & Ends With HStarts With D & Ends With SH

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With H