Aabenraa
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Danish Aabenraa, Åbenrå, from Old Danish Obenroe.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːbənˌɹɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔbənˌɹɔ/, /ˈɑbənˌɹɑ/
Proper noun[edit]
Aabenraa
- A town and municipality in Denmark; the capital of the former county of South Jutland.
Translations[edit]
Danish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Åbenrå (officially recommended but rare)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Danish Obenroe, from Opnør (a lost nearby place-name) + ā (“river”). Opnø̄r is itself from opæn (“open, exposed”) + ø̄r (“gravel beach”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aabenraa
- Aabenraa (town and municipality in Denmark).
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