Copenhagen

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 Copenhagen County on Wikipedia
 Copenhagen, Louisiana on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Low German Kopenhagen, a calque (perhaps modified by folk etymology) of Danish København.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Copenhagen

  1. The capital city of Denmark.
  2. (metonymically) The Danish government.
  3. A municipality (Copenhagen Municipality) in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark.
  4. One of the former counties of Denmark.
  5. An unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  6. A village in the town of Denmark, Lewis County, New York, United States.
  7. A community of Malahide township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
  8. A children's game in which one player is enclosed by a circle of others holding a rope.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Norwegian Bokmål: Copenhagen

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Noun

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Copenhagen (plural Copenhagens)

  1. A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Copenhagen in Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

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From English Copenhagen, the English name of the capital of Denmark, from Danish København (Copenhagen), from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn (Copenhagen), literally meaning "merchants' port", from Old Norse Kaupmannahǫfn (Copenhagen), with the same meaning.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Copenhagen

  1. Copenhagen (an unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States)
  2. Copenhagen (a village in Denmark, Lewis County, New York, United States)
  3. Copenhagen (a community of Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)

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Proper noun

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Copenhagen f

  1. Alternative form of Copenhaga