Phrase guide

Great Dane

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A mastiff known for its great size, bred in Germany to hunt boar and large game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: working dog

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: danès — mastiff
  • Catalan: danesa — mastiff
  • Catalan: danés — mastiff
  • Catalan: danesa — mastiff
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大丹犬 (dàdānquǎn) — mastiff
  • Danish: granddanois — mastiff
  • Finnish: tanskandoggi — mastiff
  • French: dogue allemand — mastiff
  • German: Deutsche Dogge — mastiff
  • German: Dänische Dogge — mastiff
  • Hebrew: דני ענק — mastiff
  • Hungarian: dán dog — mastiff
  • Irish: danar mór — mastiff
  • Italian: danese — mastiff
  • Italian: alano — mastiff
  • Japanese: グレート・デーン (gurēto dēn) — mastiff
  • Japanese: グレートデン (gurēto den) — mastiff
  • Korean: 그레이트 데인 (geureiteu dein) — mastiff
  • Lithuanian: vokiečių dogas — mastiff
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grand danois — mastiff
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grand danois — mastiff
  • Polish: dog niemiecki — mastiff
  • Portuguese: dogue alemão — mastiff
  • Portuguese: dinamarquês — mastiff
  • Russian: да́тский дог (dátskij dog) — mastiff
  • Spanish: dogo alemán — mastiff
  • Spanish: dogo danés — mastiff
  • Spanish: gran danés — mastiff
  • Spanish: alano alemán — mastiff
  • Swedish: grand danois — mastiff