: of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, the Danes, or the Danish language
1
: the Germanic language of the Danes
2
plural Danish
: a piece of Danish pastry
Examples of Danish in a Sentence
Adjective
She knows a few Danish phrases.
Noun
We had cheese Danish for breakfast.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
In the lobby, the singer Taylor Ann Grand gave a brief introduction to Danish folk tunes; upstairs, the Icelandic Hekla Club explained different varieties of wool, and the Danish American Center handed out traditional paper crafts to take home.
—David Allen Jenn Ackerman, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Shares of offshore wind developer Orsted sank around 10.7% after the company unveiled a fourth-quarter 12.1 billion Danish Krone ($1.7 billion) hit linked to its U.S. offshore wind turbine projects.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
The concept of hygge can be traced back to the early 1800s in Denmark, explains Dane Meik Wiking, founder of Copenhagen’s Happiness Research Institute, in his New York Times best seller The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The film’s co-producers were PINK, the Danish Film Institute, Czech Film Fund, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, FilmFyn, Fritt ord, Hermod Lannungs Fond, BBC Storyville, DR, ZDF, ARTE, NRK, SVT, RTS, DR Sales, VPRO, UPP and Edithouse Fyn.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
In the lobby, the singer Taylor Ann Grand gave a brief introduction to Danish folk tunes; upstairs, the Icelandic Hekla Club explained different varieties of wool, and the Danish American Center handed out traditional paper crafts to take home.
—David Allen Jenn Ackerman, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Shares of offshore wind developer Orsted sank around 10.7% after the company unveiled a fourth-quarter 12.1 billion Danish Krone ($1.7 billion) hit linked to its U.S. offshore wind turbine projects.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
The concept of hygge can be traced back to the early 1800s in Denmark, explains Dane Meik Wiking, founder of Copenhagen’s Happiness Research Institute, in his New York Times best seller The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Danish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Danish. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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Danish
1 of 2 adjective
Dan·ish
ˈdā-nish 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, the Danes, or Danish
Danish
2 of 2 noun1
: the Germanic language of the Danes
2
plural Danish
: a piece of Danish pastry
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