Copenhagen
/ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən/US/ˈkoʊpənˌheɪɡən/
Copenhagen proper noun: the capital city of Denmark.
Proper noun
Copenhagen
- The capital city of Denmark.
- In 2015, one person was killed in Copenhagen at a meeting meant to mark the 25th anniversary of an Iranian fatwa against British writer Salman Rushdie, which Vilks attended.2021 October 4, Reuters, “Lars Vilks, Swedish cartoonist who depicted Mohammed, killed in car crash”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022
- The Danish government.
- A municipality (Copenhagen Municipality) in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark.
- One of the former counties of Denmark.
- An unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- A village in the town of Denmark, Lewis County, New York, United States.
- A community in Malahide township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
- A children's game in which one player is enclosed by a circle of others holding a rope.
Noun
Copenhagen (plural Copenhagens)
Copenhagen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Copenhagen in Hindi
- capital of Denmark
- कोपेनहेगन kopenhegan, कोपनहेगन kopanhegan
Copenhagen in Tamil
- capital of Denmark
- கோபனாவன் kōpaṉāvaṉ
Copenhagen in Marathi
- capital of Denmark
- कोपेनहेगन kopenhegan
- former county in Denmark
- कोपेनहेगन kopenhegan
- community in Louisiana, United States
- कोपेनहेगन kopenhegan
Copenhagen in Urdu
- capital of Denmark
- کوپنہیگن kopehegan
More languagesFewer languages
- Copenhagen in Bengali
- কোপেনহেগেন kōpenhegen
- Copenhagen in Pashto
- کوپن هاګن
- Copenhagen in Tagalog
- Copenhague
- Copenhagen in Arabic
- كُوبِنْهَاجِن m or كُوبِنْهَاغِن kūbinhājin
- Copenhagen in Malay
- Kopenhagen, Copenhagen
- Copenhagen in Indonesian
- Kopenhagen
- Copenhagen in Persian
- کپنهاگ kopenhâg
- Copenhagen in Thai
- โคเปนเฮเกน koo-bpeen-hee-gên
- Copenhagen in Vietnamese
- Cô-pen-ha-ghen, Cô-pen-ha-gen, Cơ-bần-hăng
- Copenhagen in Myanmar
- ကိုပင်ဟေဂင်မြို့ kuipanghegangmrui.
Forms of Copenhagen
| plural | Copenhagens |
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Origin of Copenhagen
From Low German Kopenhagen, a calque (perhaps modified by folk etymology) of Danish København. See also chapman, haven.
Words formed from Copenhagen
Phrases with Copenhagen
Words that rhyme with Copenhagen
Questions about Copenhagen
- What does Copenhagen mean?
- Copenhagen means the capital city of Denmark.
- What is Copenhagen in Hindi?
- Copenhagen in Hindi is कोपेनहेगन (kopenhegan), कोपनहेगन (kopanhegan). See Copenhagen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Copenhagen?
- Copenhagen can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Copenhagen?
- Copenhagen is pronounced /ˈkoʊpənˌheɪɡən/ (US).
Words near Copenhagen in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Copenhagen (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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