Rjukan

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Proper noun

Rjukan

  1. a town with bystatus in Tinn, Telemark, Norway

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Etymology

From Old Norse Rjúkandi, the present participle of rjúka. Doublet of Rjukande.

The town in Tinn is named after a waterfall originally carrying this name, now called Rjukanfossen.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. A common waterfall name, with the highest frequency in Telemark and Agder
  2. A town in Tinn, Telemark, Norway

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