Jena

[ yey-nah ]

/ ˈyeɪ nɑ /

noun

a city in central Germany: Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians here in 1806.

Example sentences from the Web for jena

Now Jena Malone is 30, and with roles in Inherent Vice, The Hunger Games, and a massive superhero film, all the rage.

Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom |Marlow Stern |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But while Jena has had some success battling extremism, the news is not so positive around the country.

Beate Zschäpe, Alleged Neo-Nazi Leader, on Trial in Germany |Elisabeth Braw |May 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The NPD branch in the state of Thuringia, where Jena is located, quickly issued accolades on Monday to Schröter on its website.

German Neo-Nazis Applaud Boycott |Peter Beinart |June 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
“In theory, yes,” says Jena Pincott, author of Do Gentleman Really Prefer Blondes?

Should You Quit the Pill? |Lizzie Crocker |November 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Subsequently, after his departure from Jena, his system gradually became modified, and from different causes.

A History of Philosophy in Epitome |Albert Schwegler
Resisting ecclesiastical censure, he left Jena (Feb. 1562) to found an academy at Regensburg.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 |Various
During the repast the stranger continued the conversation which had been interrupted by their approach to Jena.

Count Ulrich of Lindburg |W.H.G. Kingston
Three years afterwards he married again, Agnes Huschke, daughter of a Jena anatomist.

Major Prophets of To-Day |Edwin E. Slosson
Kotzebue had himself been a student at Jena, and at one time had turned liberal sentiments to practical account in his plays.

History of Modern Europe 1972-1878 |C. A. Fyffe

British Dictionary definitions for jena

Jena

/ (German ˈjeːna) /

noun

a city in E central Germany, in Thuringia: university (1558), at which Hegel and Schiller taught; site of the battle (1806) in which Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Prussians; optical and precision instrument industry. Pop: 102 634 (2003 est)

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