Great Dane

noun

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

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His senior Great Dane, Monroe, sprawls out on the floor between the music and the old pulpit. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 The Great Dane plans to continue serving the same menu until then, according to the news release. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025 Screenshots from a September 4 TikTok video of a Great Dane waiting at the neighbor's door to play with his doggy friend. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Nitro the male Great Dane mix first arrived at The Healthy Hearts and Paws Project in Warren, Ohio — about 50 miles outside Cleveland — in 2018, after shelter founder Jason Cooke found him as a puppy about to be euthanized in a county kennel, according to local outlet WOIO. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Great Dane

Word History

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 5 Oct. 2025.

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Great Dane

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

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