Copenhagen

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English

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 Copenhagen County on Wikipedia
 Copenhagen, Louisiana on Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: Copenhagen

Translations

Noun

Copenhagen (plural Copenhagens)

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

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Copenhagen in Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Copenhagen f

  1. Alternative form of Copenhaga