Great Dane


noun
  1. one of a breed of large, powerful, shorthaired dogs ranging in color from fawn to brindle, blue, black, or white with black spots.

Origin of Great Dane

1
First recorded in 1765–75

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Great Dane in a sentence

  • Its father was a Great Dane, and its mother a pug, but considering it is a 'Hun' it is not half bad, and is a great favourite.

  • Kellner and a gawkish Great Dane led me sheet and all to what I thought would be the operating room.

    Cue for Quiet | Thomas L. Sherred

British Dictionary definitions for Great Dane

Great Dane

noun
  1. one of a very large powerful yet graceful breed of dog with a short smooth coat

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012