Reykjavík is located in the southwest of Iceland. The Reykjavík area coastline is characterized by peninsulas, coves, straits, and islands. During the Ice Age (up to 10,000 years ago) a large glacier covered parts of the city area, reaching as far out as Álftanes. Other parts of the city area were covered by sea water.
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Reykjavík is the capital city of the island country of Iceland. It is also the largest city in that country. The population of Reykjavík is over 117,000 people. There is a geothermal bath, both natural and unnatural in appearance. It is in the capital and people relax in this hot spring during the cooler months.
- 274.5 km² (106 sq mi)
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- Reykjavík North, Reykjavík South
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Alternative forms
1. Reykjavik
Etymology
From Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).
Pronunciation
1. (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛk.jə.vɪk/, /ˈɹeɪk.jə.vɪk/
Etymology
From Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ˈrɛɪkjaviːk]
Proper noun
Reykjavík m 1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)
Etymology
From the Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).
Proper noun
Reykjavík 1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)
Proper noun
Reykjavík f 1. Reykjavík (the capital and largest city of Iceland)
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈrei̯kjɑʋik/, [ˈre̞i̯kjɑʋik]
Proper noun
Reykjavík 1. Alternative spelling of Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland
Etymology
Literally, “bay of smokes”, from Old Norse Reykjavík, from reykja (genitive plural of reykr (“smoke”)) + vík (“bay”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ˈreiːcaˌviːk]
Proper noun
Reykjavík f 1. Reykjavík (a city in Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland; capital city of Iceland)
Alternative forms
1. Røykjavik 2. Reykjavik
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /²rœʏçaviːk/, [²rœʏː.çɐ̞.ʋiˑk]
Etymology
From reykir, plural of reykr (“smoke”) + vík (“bay”).
Proper noun
Reykjavík f 1. Reykjavík (referring to the bay between Seltjarnarnes and the mouth of the Elliðaár and the farm nearby where Ingólfr Arnarsonlived)
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík, from Old Norse Reykjavík.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /rɛjˈkja.vik/ 2. Rhymes: -avik 3. Syllabification: Rey‧kja‧vík
Proper noun
Reykjavík m inan 1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)
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1. Reykjavík
Etymology
From Icelandic Reykjavík.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈrei̯kjɑʋik/, [ˈre̞i̯kjɑʋik]
Etymology
From Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈrɛj.kja.vik/ 2. Rhymes: -ɛjkjavik 3. Hyphenation: Rèyk‧ja‧vik
Proper noun
Reykjavik f 1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)
Alternative forms
1. Rejkiawik
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈrɛj.kja.vik/, /rɛjˈkja.vik/ 2. Rhymes: -avik 3. Syllabification: Rey‧kja‧vik
Proper noun
Reykjavik m inan 1. (dated) Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”), equivalent to rökars + vik.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /²rɛjkjaˌviːk/
Proper noun
Reykjavik n (genitive Reykjaviks) 1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)
Reykjavik in British English. Reykjavik. (ˈreɪkjəˌviːk ) noun. the capital and chief port of Iceland, situated in the southwest: its buildings are heated by natural hot water. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.