Skien

noun

a port in S Norway, on the Skien River : one of the oldest towns in Norway; timber industry. Pop: 50 507 (2004 est)

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Examples from the Web for skien

Historical Examples of skien

We did not get off the boat, but continued on our way to Skien.
Norway
Beatrix Jungman
Skien and his father's house dropped from him like an old suit of clothes.
Henrik Ibsen
Edmund Gosse
All those who came during the years 1845–46 were from near Skien.
A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States : From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848
George Tobias Flom
We did not devote any considerable time to Skien, but took the train on the day of our arrival.
Norway
Beatrix Jungman