Fünen

[ fy-nuhn ]

noun

1. German name of Fyn.

Funen

/ ˈfuːnən /

noun

1. the second largest island of Denmark, between the Jutland peninsula and the island of Zealand. Pop: 441 795 (2003 est). Area: 3481 sq km (1344 sq miles) Danish nameFyn German nameFünen

Example Sentences

The Great Belt is the strait between Denmark’s two largest islands, Zealand and Funen, and is part of the main shipping route between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

From New York Times

In Assens on the central island of Funen, emergency services deployed huge rubber tubes in the harbor to counter rising water levels, broadcaster TV2 reported.

From Seattle Times

The day after Balderskilde had bought pieces from the sisters, he drove to a house in Brylle, a village on the Danish island of Funen, passing a wooden windmill, a metal windmill and an abandoned mink farm along the way.

From Seattle Times

The bones of Koelbjerg Man, recovered in 1941 on the Danish island of Funen, date to 8000 B.C.

From New York Times

There are two more stages in Denmark this weekend, including crossing the Great Belt Bridge that links the Zealand island, where Copenhagen sits, and the central isle of Funen.

From Washington Post