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REYKJAVIK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Reykjavik mean?
• REYKJAVIK (noun)
The noun REYKJAVIK has 1 sense:
1. the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water
Familiarity information: REYKJAVIK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
capital of Iceland; Reykjavik
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Reykjavik" is a part of...):
Iceland; Republic of Iceland (an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944)
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