Zealand

The word “Zealand” means the largest island of Denmark, home to Copenhagen. In plain terms, a Danish island, not to be confused with New Zealand or the Dutch province Zeeland.

“Zealand” is pronounced ZEE-luhnd (/ˈziːlənd/ in IPA).

Here is “Zealand” used in a sentence: “Copenhagen sits on the eastern coast of Zealand.”

“Zealand” is a name.

The word “Zealand” comes from Dutch. From Danish Sjælland; unrelated in spelling origin to New Zealand, which was named after the Dutch province Zeeland.

“Zealand” is a fairly common word in modern English.

Zealand is the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen. Zeeland, spelled with two "e"s, is a coastal province in the south-west of the Netherlands. The names share a Germanic root meaning "sea land," which is why they are so easily mixed up, but they are separate places in different countries.

Zealand is a Danish island in northern Europe. New Zealand is an island nation in the South Pacific, near Australia. Despite the shared name, they are on opposite sides of the world. New Zealand was in fact named after the Dutch province of Zeeland, not after Denmark's Zealand.

Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, sits on the eastern coast of Zealand and is by far the island's largest city. Zealand is the most populous part of Denmark, and the greater Copenhagen area is home to a large share of the country's residents.

Yes. Zealand is Denmark's largest and most populous island, lying between the Danish mainland to the west and Sweden to the east. It holds the capital, Copenhagen, and is connected to Sweden by the Øresund Bridge and to the island of Funen by the Great Belt Bridge.