Odense

[ oh-thuhn-suh ]

noun

1. a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.

Odense

/ ˈoːðənsə /

noun

1. a port in S Denmark, on Funen Island: cathedral founded by King Canute in the 11th century. Pop: 145 554 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

He works at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense and did not take part in the new study.

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They said that it was so many years since a king had been in Odense, but that he certainly spoke in a foreign language.

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My mother immediately sent me, not to the physician, but to a so-called wise woman some miles from Odense.

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I passed only one day in Odense—I feel myself there more of a stranger than in the great cities of Germany.

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Wilhelm remained behind in Odense; his coachman drove Otto, and they discoursed upon the way.

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Sidsel is really put in prison, and will be taken to-morrow to Odense, to the red house by the river.

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