Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See Danebrog.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The ancient battle standard of Denmark, bearing figures of cross and crown.
  • noun an ancient Danish order of knighthood.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The Danish national flag
  • noun A Danish order of knights founded in 1219 and revived in 1671.

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Examples

  • Flag description: red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side; the banner is referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag) note: the shifted design element was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

    Denmark 2008

  • Denmarkred with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side; the banner is referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag) note: the shifted design element was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

    Flag description 2008

  • The Dannebrog was a lot bigger up close than when waving at the top of its flagpole, and I felt slightly uneasy about the whole venture, considering the history and the nation and all.

    NOTHING JANNE TELLER 2000

  • The Dannebrog was a lot bigger up close than when waving at the top of its flagpole, and I felt slightly uneasy about the whole venture, considering the history and the nation and all.

    NOTHING JANNE TELLER 2000

  • The Dannebrog was a lot bigger up close than when waving at the top of its flagpole, and I felt slightly uneasy about the whole venture, considering the history and the nation and all.

    NOTHING JANNE TELLER 2000

  • Faroe Islandswhite with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

    Flag description 2008

  • Finlandwhite with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

    Flag description 2008

  • Norwayred with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

    Flag description 2008

  • Flag description: white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) EconomyEconomy—overview: The Faroese economy is dependent on fishing, which makes the economy vulnerable to price swings.

    Faroe Islands 2008

  • Flag description: blue with a red cross outlined in white extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) EconomyEconomy—overview: Iceland's Scandinavian-type economy is basically capitalistic, yet with an extensive welfare system (including generous housing subsidies), low unemployment, and remarkably even distribution of income.

    Iceland 2008

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