Jena

[ yey-nah ]

/ ˈyeɪ nɑ /

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noun

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

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How to use Jena in a sentence

She was in the room with His Honor in Jena and I could only see them through a screen.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part II|Michael K. Lavers|July 14, 2021|Washington Blade
He works at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany.
Europe’s ancient humans often hooked up with Neandertals|Bruce Bower|May 19, 2021|Science News For Students
Jake’s family — Sam, Jena and Morgen — are such vital parts of our Longhorn family, and we will be here to support them in any and every way we can during this very difficult time.
Police say Texas’s Jake Ehlinger, brother of former QB Sam Ehlinger, found dead in Austin|Des Bieler|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
About 2 percent of the genes in DNA from that fossil, identified as a female’s, also come from Neandertals, say evolutionary geneticist Kay Prüfer of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany, and his colleagues.
Europe’s oldest known humans mated with Neandertals surprisingly often|Bruce Bower|April 7, 2021|Science News

He’s a biologist at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany.
When prey get scarce, these jellies become cannibals|Erin Garcia de Jesus|June 1, 2020|Science News For Students
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
Baroness Schopenhauer died at Jena; a woman of talent and celebrity, and author of various works, which were collected in 24 vols.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
At one fell swoop on the field of Jena, the famed military monarchy of the great Frederick fell in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
On October ninth, three weeks afterward, the prince was invited by Napoleon to hunt hares on the battle-field of Jena!
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Raw recruits some of them, against the veterans of Jena and of Wagram!
The Bronze Eagle|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
It included also the University of Jena, which at that time numbered some of the foremost men of Germany among its professors.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord

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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