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Definition of Reykjavik

1. Noun. The capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water.

Definition of Reykjavik

1. Proper noun. The capital of Iceland. ¹

2. Proper noun. The capital of Iceland ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Reykjavik

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"Excursions from Reykjavik Reykjavik Excursions ... Most people simply ignore it and head instead for Reykjavik. But the area Mountaineers of Iceland Jeep ..."

2. Catalogue of the Books Printed in Iceland, from A. D. 1578 to 1880: In the by Thomas William Lidderdale (1885)
"83. Reykjavik, 1871. 8°. 7293. со. 23. THORKELSSON (Jós) of Reykjavik. ... Reykjavik, 1873. 8°. 8247. ce. Continuation of 8247. ce., for 1863-66. ..."

3. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig (1872)
"—The Seminary of Reykjavik.—Beneficial Influence of the Clergy.—Home Education. ... The Public Library at Reykjavik,—The Icelandic Literary Society. ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In the museum of Reykjavik are to be found handsome crucifixes, statues, ... The State Library at Reykjavik is comparatively well endowed. ..."

5. Ultima Thule: Or, A Summer in Iceland by Richard Francis Burton (1875)
"THE latitude of Reykjavik—the residence of the governor and the Supreme Court of ... Travellers of the last generation, Hooker (1809) 1 Reykjavik? in the ..."

6. The Polar World: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and by Georg Hartwig (1869)
"Reykjavik, THE CAPITAL OF ICELAND. CHAPTER VII. THE ICELANDERS. Skalholt.— Reykjavik.— The Fair. —The Peasant and the Merchant,—A Clergyman in his Cups. ..."

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