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dane

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Noun

  1. A person from [[Denmark]] or of [[Danish]] descent.
  2. {{lb|en|historical}} In Anglo-Saxon England, any of the seafaring [[raider]]s and [[settler]]s who attacked and colonized parts of England from the late 8th century onward; a [[Viking]].
  3. {{lb|en|historical}} A member of a Germanic tribe inhabiting the Danish islands and parts of southern {{l|en|Sweden}}.

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en|from=nicknames}} for someone who came from Denmark, also a variant of [[Dean]].
  2. {{given name|en|male|from=surnames}}, or from the ethnic term Dane (like [[Scott]] or [[Norman]]).
  3. {{place|en|river|, the {{w|River Dane}}, in|co/Cheshire|cc/England|which joins the River|river/Weaver}} at {{l|en|Northwich}}.

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