Definitions

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  • proper noun The capital of Iceland.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water

Etymologies

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From Icelandic Reykjavík ("bay of smokes").

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Examples

  • REYKJAVIK (AFP) - Representatives of Iceland, Britain and the Netherlands met in Reykjavik this week to prepare further talks on a new repayment deal to cover the collapse of the

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • Iceland baulks at paying up on bank bailout REYKJAVIK: Iceland's President has refused to sign an unpopular bill to compensate Britain and The Netherlands over the failure of Icesave bank, triggering warnings that Reykjavik will be frozen out of the European Union.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • REYKJAVIK (AFP) - Representatives of Iceland, Britain and the Netherlands met in Reykjavik this week to prepare further talks on a new repayment deal to cover the collapse of the

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • REYKJAVIK (AFP) - In the windy capital of Reykjavik where two-thirds of Icelanders live, there's not a homeless person in sight and no telltale signs that the economy was brought to its knees six months ago.

    My Sinchew - 2009

  • REYKJAVIK (ANP / AFP) - In de IJslandse hoofdstad Reykjavik is woensdag de hoogste temperatuur ...

    Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO' 2008

  • The Wall Street Journal appears to think that it is, indeed, just that and it will not be long before what they call Reykjavik on the Thames (that would be London, one of the largest financial centres in the world until the EU's financial directives and the determined vandalism of this government destroy it) will see the usefulness of being inside that big tent.

    EU Referendum 2009

  • Another crucial outside actor - the IMF - is headed in Reykjavik by a former roommate of Haarde's (Brandeis in the 1970s), and still close friend.

    Robert Wade: Shadow Elite : The "Inside Job" That Toppled Iceland's Economy Robert Wade 2010

  • Is there anyone in Reykjavik with a boat who can get @amandapalmer to Glasgow for her Saturday night gig? he wrote.

    This is not a Gaiman : Bev Vincent 2010

  • The largest cities are in Northwest Russia, and Reykjavik is the only national capital in the Arctic.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Bente Lilja Bye 2009

  • Another crucial outside actor - the IMF - is headed in Reykjavik by a former roommate of Haarde's (Brandeis in the 1970s), and still close friend.

    Robert Wade: Shadow Elite : The "Inside Job" That Toppled Iceland's Economy Robert Wade 2010

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