Jena

American  

[yey-nah] / ˈyeɪ nɑ /

noun

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

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Jena British  

/ ˈjeːna /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

My wife, Jena, sits in the front seat with her hair up, looking equally the part.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s that kind of moment Jena Carr, 39, had dreamed of when she and her husband, Matt, 40, opened Cool Cat Collective last year.

From Los Angeles Times

She points to this year's flyweight tournament finalist Jena Bishop, who Ditcheva knocked out in the first round last August, as an example.

From BBC

“Consumers continue to prioritize travel with family and friends after the pandemic,” Jena Miller, vice president of travel products for AAA, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

He was taken to a detention center in Jena, Louisiana.

From Salon