uden

Uden may refer to more than one sense. In Danish, uden is a common preposition meaning without; it appears in everyday phrases such as uden dig (without you). The word occurs across Danish grammar and literature as a negation or absence marker.

Uden is also the name of a town in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. It was a separate municipality until 2022, when it merged with the neighboring municipality of Landerd to form the new municipality of Maashorst. The town lies in a rural, agricultural region and serves as a local center for commerce and services. The surrounding area is characterized by farmland, small forests, and residential neighborhoods. Uden has a historic town center with a market square, churches, and traditional Dutch architecture, alongside modern amenities and small industries.

As a place name, Uden is sometimes used in regional signage and mappings to denote the town and its surrounding communities. The Dutch form is capitalized, Uden, while the Danish word is uden, lowercase in Danish orthography.