: of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, the Danes, or the Danish language
1
: the Germanic language of the Danes
2
plural Danish
: a piece of Danish pastry
Examples of Danish in a Sentence
Adjective
She knows a few Danish phrases.
Noun
We had cheese Danish for breakfast.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
Years before semaglutide became a blockbuster drug for Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharma giant had the chance to maintain its patent in Canada but didn’t pay a small fee to do so, according to a recent report in Science.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 June 2025
The women’s team won three straight Danish League titles from 2021-2023 and has appeared regularly in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
That responsibility will fall on Flemming Berg, the club’s Danish sporting director, and his assistant, Ryan Hunt.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Noun
The species of fungus that infected the prehistoric ant may be an ancestor of zombie-ant fungi, and thus likely controlled its host’s body in similar ways, said study coauthor João Araújo, mycology curator and assistant professor at the Danish Natural History Museum.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
Years before semaglutide became a blockbuster drug for Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharma giant had the chance to maintain its patent in Canada but didn’t pay a small fee to do so, according to a recent report in Science.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 June 2025
The women’s team won three straight Danish League titles from 2021-2023 and has appeared regularly in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
That responsibility will fall on Flemming Berg, the club’s Danish sporting director, and his assistant, Ryan Hunt.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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“Danish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Danish. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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Danish
1 of 2 adjective
Dan·ish
ˈdā-nish 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, the Danes, or Danish
Danish
2 of 2 noun1
: the Germanic language of the Danes
2
plural Danish
: a piece of Danish pastry
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