Rjukan

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proper noun

A town in Tinn, Telemark, Norway.

OriginNorwegian Rjukan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Tinn, Telemark, Norway.

    The inhabitants of Rjukan in southern Norway have a complex relationship with the Sun.

    2017 March 13, Linda Geddes, “The dark town that built a giant mirror to deflect the Sun”, in BBC, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2021

Origin

  1. NorwegianRjukan
  2. EnglishRjukan

Borrowed from Norwegian Rjukan.

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APA

Rjukan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rjukan

MLA

“Rjukan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rjukan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rjukan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rjukan.

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