Great Dane

noun

: any of a breed of tall massive powerful smooth-coated dogs

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Other good options include the bullmastiff, giant schnauzer, Rhodesian ridgeback, cane corso and Great Dane. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 The answer is simple: like Mini’s, but don’t like the idea of cramming bags of shopping and a Great Dane in the boot of a three-door Cooper hatch? Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Larger breeds like the boxer have a shorter lifespan, and thus, they are considered seniors at around age 8 to 9, while for giant breeds, like the Great Dane, the number goes down to around 6 to 7 years. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 Near the beginning of 2020, filmmakers David Siegel and Scott McGehee traveled to Newton, Iowa, to meet a Great Dane named Bing. Jake Kring-Schreifels, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Great Dane

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First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Great Dane was in 1774

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“Great Dane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Great%20Dane. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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Great Dane

noun
: any of a breed of very tall powerful smooth-coated dogs

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