Definitions
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- noun The quality or state of being
Danish .
Etymologies
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The centripetal force that draws the individual members of one nationality together, and which we in Denmark call Danishness, that which, further, draws nationalities of the same family together, and which in Denmark is called
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The centripetal force that draws the individual members of one nationality together, and which we in Denmark call Danishness, that which, further, draws nationalities of the same family together, and which in Denmark is called
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They trample on the Danish flag, and trample on my damned Danishness.
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When Danes trample on my expatriate Danishness, they trample on my heart.
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When Danes trample on my expatriate Danishness, they trample on my heart.
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They trample on the Danish flag, and trample on my damned Danishness.
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On the Left we hear culturalist battle cries calling for the recognition of the most anti-modern and unappetising cultural practices; on the right we hear the battle cry of Danishness and the reawakening of a most anti-modern and unpalatable Danish nationalism.
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Ability to pronounce it correctly is considered a proof of Danishness.
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Ability to pronounce it correctly is considered a proof of Danishness.
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Escher print, the poster for Melancholia manages to pull together many of the major themes of the film - marriage, depression, death the end of the world, discomfort, alienation, even, perhaps, Danishness - incredibly effectively.
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