Reykjavik
pronunciation
How to pronounce Reykjavik in British English:
UK ['rekjəvik]
How to pronounce Reykjavik in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water
Word Origin
- Reykjavik
- capital of Iceland, literally "bay of smoke," from Old Norse reykja "to smoke" (see reek (n.)) + vik "bay" (see viking). So called from the natural hot springs there. Settlement said to date from 9c., but not established as a town until 1786.
Example
- 1. During the banking boom reykjavik resembled a gold-rush town .
- 2. At reykjavik in 1986 , reagan and the soviet leader , mikhail gorbachev , almost agreed to abandon nuclear weapons altogether .
- 3. An aurora glows over reykjavik , iceland .
- 4. A wander through reykjavik shows you christmas has not exactly been stolen .
- 5. Reykjavik 's streets were empty and the bells of a cathedral began to toll .