Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

People

* A Danish person, also called a "Dane", can be a national or citizen of Denmark (see

Demographics of Denmark Demography, Demographic features of the population of Denmark, Denmark proper, part of the Danish Realm, include Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, Socioeconomic status, economic status, Religious identity, religious ...

) *

Culture of Denmark The culture of Denmark has a rich artistic and scientific heritage. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the philosophical essays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the short stories of Karen Blixen, penname Isak Dinesen, ...

* Danish people or

Danes Danes (, ), or Danish people, are an ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural. History Early history Denmark ...

, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity * A member of the

, a Germanic tribe *

Danish (name) Danesh or Danish () is a Persian word which literally translates to "knowledge", "science" and "wisdom". It is a popular Muslim name in the Indian subcontinent, and to a certain extent, Southeast Asia, especially in the Muslim-majority countries of ...

, a male given name and surname

Language

Danish language Danish (, ; , ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language from the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are a ...

, a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany * Danish tongue or

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

, the parent language of all North Germanic languages

Food

Danish cuisine Danish cuisine originated from the peasant population's own local produce and was enhanced by cooking techniques developed in the late 19th century and the wider availability of goods during and after the Second Industrial Revolution, Industrial ...

Danish pastry A Danish pastry (sometimes shortened to danish; , ) is a multilayered, laminated sweet pastry in the '' viennoiserie'' tradition. Like other ''viennoiserie'' pastries, such as croissants, it is a variant of puff pastry made of laminated yeast- ...

, often simply called a "Danish"

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