Denemarken
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Denemarken n (adjective Deens, demonym Deen m or Deense f)
First attested as Denemarcket, Denemarckt and Denemarken in the 16th century. Potentially a compound of Dutch Low Saxon deen (“rough terrain”) and Old Frisian merke (“boundary, march, undivided communal lands”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Denmaark.
Denemarken n
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