Jena

American

[yay-nah] / ˈjeɪ nɑ /

noun

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

Jena British

/ 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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As soon as he put on his glasses, Indian vegetable seller Tofan Jena knew daily life would never be the same.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Finally on his way to LA, Jimmy was seated next to a businesswoman called Jena Goldsack.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

Brooks Koepka’s wife, Jena Sims Koepka, shares TikTok videos annually of her Masters hauls.

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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena wanted to understand how these chemical defenses move through the forest food web.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026

Ironically, it was precisely this framing that ensured that the events in Jena would not actually launch a “new civil rights movement.”

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