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Dane

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noun/deɪn/
  1. 1

    A person from Denmark or of Danish descent.

    • But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.
    • As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump.
  2. 2

    In Anglo-Saxon England, any of the seafaring raiders and settlers who attacked and colonized parts of England from the late 8th century onward; a Viking.historical

  3. 3

    A member of a Germanic tribe inhabiting the Danish islands and parts of southern Sweden.historical

    • I have wrestled the hilt from the enemies' hand, avenged the evil done to the Danes; it is what is due.
name/deɪn/
  1. 1

    A surname transferred from the nickname for someone who came from Denmark, also a variant of Dean.

    • In “Euphoria,” Dane plays Cal Jacobs, the troubled father to Jacob Elordi’s character in the HBO drama, which is scheduled to begin production on its third season on April 14.
  2. 2

    A male given name transferred from the surname, or from the ethnic term Dane (like Scott or Norman).

    • "I'm going to call him Dane." "What a queer name! Why? Is it an O'Neill family name? I thought you were finished with the O'Neills." "It's got nothing to do with Luke. This is his name, no one else's. - - - I called Justine Justine simply b
  3. 3

    A river, the River Dane, in Cheshire, England, which joins the River Weaver at Northwich.

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