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KINGDOM OF DENMARK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
Synonyms:
Danmark; Denmark; Kingdom of Denmark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Scandinavian country; Scandinavian nation (any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia)
Meronyms (parts of "Kingdom of Denmark"):
Seeland; Sjaelland; Zealand (the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen)
Copenhagen; Danish capital; Kobenhavn (the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand)
Aarhus; Arhus (port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland)
Aalborg; Alborg (a city and port in northern Jutland)
Viborg (a town of Denmark in north central Jutland)
Frisian Islands (a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland)
Meronyms (members of "Kingdom of Denmark"):
Dane (a native or inhabitant of Denmark)
Domain member region:
battle of Jutland; Jutland (an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark)
Holonyms ("Kingdom of Denmark" is a part of...):
Jutland; Jylland (peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany)
Holonyms ("Kingdom of Denmark" is a member of...):
Common Market; EC; EEC; EU; Europe; European Community; European Economic Community; European Union (an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members)
NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security)
Scandinavia (a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian)
