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Oresund

UK/ˈɜːsʊnd/US/ˈɝsʊnd/

Oresund proper noun: a strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.

oresund: a strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden
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Proper noun

Oresund

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

Forms of Oresund

alternative formÖresund
alternative formØresund

Origin of Oresund

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse Eyrarsund.

Words formed from Oresund

Questions about Oresund

What does Oresund mean?
Oresund means a strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.
What part of speech is Oresund?
Oresund is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Oresund?
Oresund is pronounced /ˈɜːsʊnd/ (UK).

Words near Oresund in the dictionary

  1. Orestes
  2. Orestheus
  3. Orestis
  4. Oreston
  5. orestrate
  6. Oresund
  7. Oresund Bridge
  8. oreweed
  9. oreweeds
  10. orewood
  11. orewoods

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