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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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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- proper noun
Odense , the largest city in Region Syddanmark and third-largest city in Denmark. - proper noun The capital of the eponymous municipality in which it is located.
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Examples
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Authorities said the seven held in Odense had collected materials to make explosives for an attack in the Nordic country, which has troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Here we go again Helen 2006
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The other three teams that Arsenal could draw are FC Twente, the former Dutch champions, Swiss club FC Zurich and Odense from the Danish league.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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"Neil Etheridge of Fulham finally made his senior debut against Odense," notes Kameel Gopal.
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His first voyage takes him across the world to the Arctic waters where he lands at Novy Odense.
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D Michael Parkhurst last 35 in Nordsjaelland's 4-1 loss to Odense
CONCACAF Champions League draw, D.C. United honors, WPS update, Americans abroad Steve Goff 2010
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Villarreal, facing a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Odense, struggled to break the deadlock until Giuseppe Rossi struck twice in 16 minutes in the second half.
Mario Gómez eases Bayern Munich to the Champions League group stage 2011
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His first voyage takes him across the world to the Arctic waters where he lands at Novy Odense.
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Co Adriaanse's FC Twente guaranteed progression to the knockout stages from Group K after the substitute Leroy Fer's 82nd-minute strike gave them a 3-2 win over the Danish side Odense BK.
PSV Eindhoven draw comfort from Europa League qualification 2011
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Odense, for instance, is the birth place of Hans Christian Andersen.
Talk about Travel 2011
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The manager played down those rumours but would not say whether the England forward would return for the midweek Europa League match with Odense.
Brendan Rodgers delighted with Swansea squad but will buy in January 2011
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April 8, 2011