Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Denmark or the Danes.
- A kind of coarse needlework used to fill up open spaces in crochet-work, the threads being twisted and plaited together in crosses, wheels, etc.
- noun The language of the Danes: a Scandinavian dialect, akin to Norwegian, Icelandic, and Swedish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging to the Danes, or to their language or country.
- adjective (Zoöl.) one of a large and powerful breed of dogs reared in Denmark; -- called also
great Dane . SeeIllustration in Appendix.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Danish pastry , light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
- noun light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Denmark or the Danes or their language
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Examples
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A bit of slang that always amused me in danish is …
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I really agree, this was a great challenge. your danish is beautiful!
a danish braid for the daring bakers myriam 2008
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IE the popup was in danish, and when I used an US IE the pop up was in
Boing Boing 2007
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Of course, getting rid of the danish from the Danish.
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I speak danish, which is very similar to norwegian.
Dead Snow Movie Trailer - A Norwegian Nazi Zombie Film | /Film 2008
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For example, danish pastries, which are apparently quite a popular treat in Iran, no longer being called danish pastries.
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I would think that "danish" is being used like "pastry" is - I know no one who says "Let's have coffee and a pastry".
On Baby DC 2009
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Is this a country who flew half way around the world to carpet bomb 2 countries who were no threat to us (and 5 years later we are still there) How can we fight terroism, bbut expect israel to sit down over a "danish" who's sole aim is too wipe out israel.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Some kind of danish my mom brought over on Saturday.
Lazy post RobB 2005
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Some kind of danish my mom brought over on Saturday.
Stuffing, Nano & Kitty RobB 2005
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