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København

København proper noun: synonym of Copenhagen.

Proper noun

København

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of Copenhagen.
    • København is the capital and the commercial, industrial, and cultural center of Denmark. […] Exports from København consist mainly of manufactured articles and agricultural products.1956, “The Sound, Southern Part—Fakse Bugt”, in Sailing Directions for the Kattegat and the Sound: Skagen to Falsterbo, Including Fakse Bugt (H. O. Pub. 41), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Naval...
    • Thus, in 1991, when Denmark and Sweden signed a treaty to construct a 15.5 km length four-lane motorway and double track railway from København to Malmö across the Öresund (by means of a bridge and tunnel), it was anticipated that not only would the locational disadvantages of Sweden be reduced...1999, Paul Balchin, Luděk Sýkora, with Gregory Bull, “Conclusions”, in Regional Policy and Planning in Europe, London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 247
    Synonyms:
    Copenhagen

Synonyms of København

Origin of København

Borrowed from Danish København.

Questions about København

What does København mean?
København means synonym of Copenhagen.
What part of speech is København?
København is a proper noun.

Words near København in the dictionary

  1. Köppens
  2. köttigite
  3. Köttstorfer
  4. Köttstorfer value
  5. Köttstorfer values
  6. København
  7. Køge
  8. Kúty
  9. külliye
  10. kümmel
  11. Kümmelweck

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