Dane

Jutland peninsula resident

A Dane is a person from Denmark or of Danish descent.

The word appears in compound forms like Great Dane, the large breed of dog originally developed in Germany despite its name.

The Danes have a reputation for happiness and hygge. (Lowercase dane is an archaic term for a valley.)

nationality

Denmark

Scandinavian constitutional monarchy

Europe · Greenland · Faroe Islands · Jutland · Zealand · Tivoli · hygge · smørrebrød · Lego · Hans Christian Andersen

name

Hamlet

Danish prince's revenge tragedy

Elsinore · masculine · given name · Nordic · Scandinavian

Viking

Vikings

Medieval Scandinavian seafarers

raiders · Norse · sagas · Beowulf · invasion · settler · Northumbria · Alfred

dog

breed

Cultivated variety of animal

Scooby-Doo · gentle giant · fawn · brindle · harlequin · drool · Apollo · Zeus · towering · muscular

Categories
Opposites
national/ethnic identity

Daneforeigner

Non-native person

immigrant

nordic regional contrast

DaneSwede

Nordic nationality

Norwegian · Finn · Icelander

Phrases
Family

Danish, Danes

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G