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Reekwich

Reekwich proper noun: the capital city of Iceland. Official name: Reykjavík.

Proper noun

Reekwich

  1. The capital city of Iceland. Official name: Reykjavík.
    • A hater of town life, especially in such a town as Reekwich, and provided already with mounts, I quickly concluded terms with a promising young scholar from the Latin school, hight Geir Zoega (Jun.), for det benefit of his company on a scamper round to Hekla and the Geysir.1879, Charles George Warnford Lock, Clement Le Neve Foster, chapter IV, in The home of the Eddas, page 58

Forms of Reekwich

alternative formReekwick

Origin of Reekwich

Calque from Old Norse or Icelandic Reykjavík, from reykr (“smoke”) + vík (“bay”).

Questions about Reekwich

What does Reekwich mean?
Reekwich means the capital city of Iceland. Official name: Reykjavík.
What part of speech is Reekwich?
Reekwich is a proper noun.

Words near Reekwich in the dictionary

  1. reekin
  2. reeking
  3. reekingly
  4. reeks
  5. reeksome
  6. Reekwich
  7. reeky
  8. reel
  9. reel in
  10. reel mower
  11. reel mowers

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