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Denmark-Norway

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Meaning

Denmark-Norway

(historical) A former political entity consisting of the united kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, including overseas Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.

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Denmark-Norway would later make several claims in the Caribbean, starting in the 1600s. Source: Internet

Denmark-Norway then developed trading colonies along the coast and imposed a trade monopoly and other colonial privileges on the area. Source: Internet

However, place names and surnames from the union age of Denmark-Norway among natives still remain. Source: Internet

In the early 18th century, Scandinavia and Greenland came back into contact with each other, and Denmark-Norway affirmed sovereignty over the island. Source: Internet

Norway also contributed significantly to the joint literature of Denmark-Norway. Source: Internet

The Kingdom of Norway maintains some claim to territories lost at the dissolution of the Denmark-Norway union. Source: Internet

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