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Copenhagen
(kō′pən hā′gən, -hä′-; kō′pən hā′gən, -hä′-)
capital of Denmark; seaport on the E coast of Zealand: pop. 626,000 (met. area, 1,353,000)
See Copenhagen in American Heritage Dictionary 4
The capital and largest city of Denmark, in the extreme eastern part of the country on the eastern coast of Sjaelland. It was a trading and fishing center by the 11th century and became the capital in 1443. Population: 1,150,000.
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