Jutland

[ juht-luhnd ]

noun

1. a peninsula comprising the continental portion of Denmark: naval battle between the British and German fleets was fought west of this peninsula 1916. 11,441 sq. mi. (29,630 sq. km).

Jutland

/ ˈdʒʌtlənd /

noun

1. a peninsula of N Europe: forms the continental portion of Denmark and geographically includes the N part of the German province of Schleswig-Holstein, while politically it includes only the mainland of Denmark and the islands north of Limfjorden; a major but inconclusive naval battle was fought off its NW coast in 1916 between the British and German fleets Danish nameJylland

Other Words From

• Jutland·er noun
• Jutland·ish adjective
• post-Jutland adjective

Example Sentences

The two Kings abode long in Denmark that summer, and brought the land into subjection; the autumn to them was in Jutland.

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This confirms our impression that, whatever happened at Jutland, we certainly drew the German Navy's teeth.

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By half-past four, therefore, the Battle of Jutland had already developed into the biggest of the war.

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Let us take, for example, the six months before the Battle of Jutland, in its middle period.

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At all events, his grandad had a manor there, and came from the Jutland sand-dunes to build a castle upon the Baltic shores.

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