JUTLAND
Dictionary entry overview: What does Jutland mean?
• JUTLAND (noun)
The noun JUTLAND has 2 senses:
1. peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
2. an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark
Familiarity information: JUTLAND used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JUTLAND (noun)
Meaning:
Peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Jutland; Jylland
Instance hypernyms:
peninsula (a large mass of land projecting into a body of water)
Meronyms (parts of "Jutland"):
Danmark; Denmark; Kingdom of Denmark (a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea)
Skagens Odde; Skaw (a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the Kattegatt)
Meaning:
An indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Jutland; Jutland
Instance hypernyms:
naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)
Domain region:
Danmark; Denmark; Kingdom of Denmark (a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea)
Holonyms ("Jutland" is a part of...):
First World War; Great War; War to End War; World War 1; World War I (a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918)
