JUTLAND

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

 Context examples 

A country in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn).

(Denmark, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)