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Danish (Noun)

Light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese.

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

The flaky crust of the Danish was the perfect complement to the sweet fruit filling inside.
She always made a special request for a cheese Danish when she went to the bakery on Saturdays.
A chocolate Danish and a coffee were his standard breakfast items at the café every morning.
He found that a simple apple Danish from the nearby café hit the spot when he was hungry between classes.
In her view, no continental breakfast was complete without at least a couple of varieties of Danish to round out the table.

A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Danish is a North Germanic language that evolved from Old Norse and is closely related to Swedish and Norwegian.
Many Danes studying abroad report difficulty with Danish being understood as a separate language and being mistakenly identified as speaking Norwegian or Swedish.
Danish is also an official language of the Faroe Islands and the European Union.
The Danish dialect is mutually intelligible with both Swedish and Norwegian, allowing speakers of these languages to easily understand it.
Approximately 6 million people worldwide speak Danish as a first or second language.