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The first component 'Dan' regers to the inhabitants (Danes in present day English). The original meaning is thought to be the 'inhabitans of the flat lands', which is a very good description of Denmark. The second component 'mark' simply refers to a border area - and has e.g. also been used between France and Spain. This means that the name Danmark in the begining refered to the south of today's Denmark, but subsequently became the name of the entire country.

The term has been used at least from 9th century.

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