Odense Definition

ōdn-sə, o͝od-
proper name
Seaport on N Fyn island, Denmark.
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A city of southern Denmark on Fyn Island near the Odense Fjord, an arm of the Kattegat. Founded in the tenth century, Odense is the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen.
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Odense Sentence Examples

  • Under the altar lies Canute (Knud), the patron saint of Denmark, who intended to dispute with William of Normandy the possession of England, but was slain in an insurrection at Odense in 1086; Kings John and Christian II.

  • Odense Castle was erected by Frederick IV., who died there in 1730.

  • Odense is the principal town, lying close to a great inlet behind the peninsula of Hindsholm on the north-east, known as Odense Fjord.

  • All these towns are served by railways radiating from Odense.

  • From the frontier a line runs east by Fredericia, across the island of Flinen by Odense and Nyborg, to Korsiir on Zealand, and thence by Roskilde to Copenhagen.

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Words Starting With

OODODE

Words Ending With

ESENSE

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Odense

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