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Dannevirke

/ˈdɛniˌvøːk/

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New Zealand/ˈdɛnɘˌvøːk/

Dannevirke proper noun: a town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Dannevirke

  1. A town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
  2. An epoch from 65 to 43 million years ago, a subdivision of the Paleogene.

Origin of Dannevirke

Named by Scandinavian settlers after the Danevirke, Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein.

Questions about Dannevirke

What does Dannevirke mean?
Dannevirke means a town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Dannevirke?
Dannevirke is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dannevirke?
Dannevirke is pronounced /ˈdɛniˌvøːk/.

Words near Dannevirke in the dictionary

  1. Dannenbergs
  2. Danner
  3. Danners
  4. Dannert wire
  5. Dannes
  6. Dannevirke
  7. Danni
  8. Dannie
  9. Dannies
  10. Danno
  11. Danny

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