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Bornholm

/ˈbɔɹn.həʊm/

Bornholm proper noun: an island and municipality of Denmark in the Baltic Sea.

Proper noun

Bornholm

  1. An island and municipality of Denmark in the Baltic Sea.
    • Like many parts of the Baltic, Bornholm was occupied first by Germany, then by the Soviet Union in the shifting fronts of World War II.1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 620

Origin of Bornholm

Borrowed from Danish Bornholm.

Words formed from Bornholm

Questions about Bornholm

What does Bornholm mean?
Bornholm means an island and municipality of Denmark in the Baltic Sea.
What part of speech is Bornholm?
Bornholm is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bornholm?
Bornholm is pronounced /ˈbɔɹn.həʊm/.

Words near Bornholm in the dictionary

  1. Bornes Hill
  2. bornesitol
  3. bornhardt
  4. bornhardtite
  5. bornhardts
  6. Bornholm
  7. Bornholm disease
  8. Bornholmsk
  9. Bornian
  10. bornin
  11. borning

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