Denmark

Den-mark · proper noun

imported

Definitions

proper noun

  1. 1.

    A Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, located south of Norway and Sweden.

Related words

See also: Danish, Scandinavia, copenhagen

Etymology

From Old Norse Danmǫrk, meaning "the march (borderland) of the Danes." The Dan- element refers to the Danes, a Germanic tribe. The name has been used since the Viking Age.