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Øresund

UK/ˈɜːsʊnd/US/ˈɝsʊnd/

Øresund is the alternative form of Oresund.

Meaning of Oresund

Proper noun

Oresund

  1. A strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.

Origin of Øresund

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, see there.

Words formed from Øresund

Questions about Øresund

What is Øresund the alternative form of?
Øresund is the alternative form of Oresund.
How do you pronounce Øresund?
Øresund is pronounced /ˈɜːsʊnd/ (UK).

Words near Øresund in the dictionary

  1. Ötigheim
  2. Övdalian
  3. Överkalix
  4. Özgön
  5. øre
  6. Øresund
  7. Øresund Bridge
  8. Østfold
  9. Øvre Eiker
  10. Úbeda
  11. Újpest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Øresund (page history and authors); Oresund (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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