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Reykjavik

Syllables: Rey·kja·vik/ˈɹɛk.jə.vɪk/

Reykjavik proper noun: the capital city of Iceland.

Proper noun

Reykjavik

  1. The capital city of Iceland.
  2. (metonymically) The Icelandic government.

Reykjavik meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Reykjavik in Hindi

capital of Iceland
रेक्याविक rekyāvik

Reykjavik in Tamil

capital of Iceland
ரெய்க்யவிக் reykyavik

Reykjavik in Urdu

capital of Iceland
ریکیاوک rekyāvik

Reykjavik in Bengali

capital of Iceland
রেইকিয়াভিক reikiẏabhik
More languagesFewer languages
Reykjavik in Pashto
ريکياويک rikyāwík
Reykjavik in Tagalog
Reikiavik
Reykjavik in Arabic
رِيكْيَافِيك rikyāfik, رِيكَافِيك rīkāfīk
Reykjavik in Malay
Reykjavík
Reykjavik in Indonesian
Reykjavík
Reykjavik in Persian
ریکیاویک reykyâvik
Reykjavik in Thai
เรคยาวิก rék-yaa-wìk
Reykjavik in Vietnamese
Rây-ki-a-vích, Rê-ki-a-vích
Reykjavik in Myanmar
ရေဂျာဗစ်မြို့ regyabacmrui.

Forms of Reykjavik

alternative formReykjavík

Origin of Reykjavik

From Icelandic Reykjavík (literally “Bay of Smoke”).

Words formed from Reykjavik

Questions about Reykjavik

What does Reykjavik mean?
Reykjavik means the capital city of Iceland.
What is Reykjavik in Hindi?
Reykjavik in Hindi is रेक्याविक (rekyāvik). See Reykjavik meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Reykjavik?
Reykjavik is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Reykjavik?
Reykjavik is pronounced /ˈɹɛk.jə.vɪk/ (UK).

Words near Reykjavik in the dictionary

  1. Reyezes
  2. reyield
  3. reyielded
  4. reyielding
  5. reyields
  6. Reykjavik
  7. Reykjaviker
  8. Reykjavikers
  9. Reykjavikian
  10. Reykjavikians
  11. Reykjavík

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