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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKIEN

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKIEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIEN

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Skien is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SKIEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Skien

Skien

Skien ( listen (help·info)) is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county. Skien is one of Norway's oldest cities, with an urban history dating back to the Middle Ages, and received privileges as a market town in 1358. From the 15th century, the city was governed by a 12-member council. The modern municipality of Skien was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipalities of Gjerpen and Solum were merged into the municipality of Skien on 1 January 1964. The conurbation of Skien and Porsgrunn is considered by Statistics Norway to be the eighth largest city in Norway, straddling an area of three municipalities: Skien municipality (about 62% of the population), Porsgrunn (30%), and Bamble (8%). The area is home to more than 100,000 people. Skien was historically Norway's most important port town for shipping timber and one of Norway's leading commercial cities with extensive contact with neighbouring countries, particularly the Netherlands.

Definition of Skien in the English dictionary

The definition of Skien in the dictionary is a port in S Norway, on the Skien River: one of the oldest towns in Norway; timber industry. Pop: 50 507.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKIEN

Skidoo

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKIEN

alien
Arien
bien
Cap-Haitien
Damien
Darien
Fukien
illegal alien
Isthmus of Darien
lien
mien
Nigerien
O´Brien
Schlesien
sien
Ssu-ma Ch´ien
Talien
Tolkien
vaurien
Wien

Synonyms and antonyms of Skien in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Skien» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKIEN

Find out the translation of Skien to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Skien from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Skien» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

希恩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Skien
570 millions of speakers

English

Skien
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Skien
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سكاين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Шиен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Skien
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সকিএন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Skien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skien
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Skien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シェーエン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스키 엔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skien
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skien
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ச்கிேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कियेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Skien
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Skien
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skien
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Шиен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Skien
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σκίεν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Skien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Skien
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Skien
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Skien

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIEN»

The term «Skien» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.013 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Skien
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Skien» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Skien» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Skien

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIEN»

Discover the use of Skien in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Skien and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Frommer's Norway
138km (86 miles) S of Oslo; 30km (19 miles) W of the Larvik-Frederikshavn ( Denmark) ferry connection Long proud of its association with playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), who was a native of Skien, this bustling industrial town and ...
Darwin Porter, 2010
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Mytho-Poetic: Print and Assemblage Works by Glen Skien: ...
Mytho-Poetic: Print & Assemblage Works by Glen Skien is a catalogue of works from an exhibition from the same title.
Jessica Berry, 2013
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Frommer's Norway
138km (86 miles) S of Oslo; 30km (19 miles) W ofthe Larvik–Frederikshavn ( Denmark) ferry connection Long proud of its association with playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), who was a Skien native, this bustling industrial town and ...
Roger Norum, 2011
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Magmatism in Relation to Diverse Tectonic Settings
If the enrichment had been by addition of a Fen carbonatite component into subcontinental lithosphere, Skien lavas should lie on mixing lines between primitive carbonatites and magmas produced from an OIB/Vestfold source. Although ...
R. Chandra, R.K. Srivastava, 1996
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Pub193, 2004 Sailing Directions (Enroute): Skaggerat and ...
Vessels up to 100,000 dwt and 10.2m draft can be accommodated at Heroya. For the controlling size limitations in the approaches, see Depths— Limitations for Brevikstrommen in paragraph 3.2. 3.7 Skien (59°12'N., 9°37'E.) (World Port Index  ...
NIMA, 2004
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Norway
Every day between late June and mid-August, the sightseeing boats M/S Victoria (built in 1882) and M/S Henrik Ibsen (built in 1907) make the leisurely 11-hour journey between Skien and Dalen (adult/child Nkr420/210). Round trips, including ...
Miles Roddis, Kari Lundgren, 2008
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Legend of Palmerskin Hill
Front cover artwork by Shayun Skien Back cover artwork by Glen Skien Library of Congress Control Number: 2014904159 ISBN: Hardcover 978-1-4931-3588-2 Softcover 978-1-4931-3589-9 eBook 978-1-4931-3590-5 All rights reserved.
Shayun Skien, 2014
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Small Towns in Early Modern Europe
The customs house was moved from Skien to Porsgrunn in 1653, in acknowledgement of this fact.27 Throughout the early modern period, Skien remained the larger of the two towns, but Porsgrunn grew faster, and in 1801, both can be ...
Peter Clark, 2002
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Carl Størmer: Auroral Pioneer
Carl started in Skien's local primary school on September 5, 1881. Two years later he entered Skien's grammar school (Latinskolen). From childhood Carl showed a deep interest in mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, meteorology ...
Alv Egeland, William J. Burke, 2012
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Lonely Planet Norway
skien pop 50,696 Industrial Skien has little to detain you, unless you're setting off along the Telemark Canal (see the boxed text, opposite) or you're a fan of the great Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The tourist office (%35 90 55 20; ...
Lonely Planet, Anthony Ham, Stuart Butler, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Skien is used in the context of the following news items.
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Diouf på plass i Skien
Diouf på plass i Skien. Tirsdag formiddag ble Pape Pate Diouf presentert som Odd-spiller på en pressekonferanse på Skagerak Arena. 28.07.2015 10:36. «Varden, Jul 15»
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Kvinne (21) dratt ut av bil og ranet i Skien
Kvinnen befant seg på riksvei 36 i Nenset i Skien da ranet inntraff. – Hun har kjørt og stoppet for en annen bil i veibanen. Det er uklart om denne bilen har noe ... «TV 2, Jul 15»
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Europacup-jubel for Odd i Skien
Med 2-0-seier også i Irland, gikk laget fra Skien enkelt videre med 4-0 sammenlagt. Det skulle imidlertid ta sin tid før publikum på Skagerak Arena skulle få se ... «Nettavisen, Jul 15»
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Døde mens han levde ut drømmen
Det var Øystein Gundersen (35) fra Skien som omkom i MC-ulykken i Florida på ... motorsykkelen var en kamerat av Øystein, Jørn Christiansen, også fra Skien. «Varden, Jul 15»
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82-åring erklært død etter å ha havnet i elv i Skien
82-åring erklært død etter å ha havnet i elv i Skien. En 82 år gammel mann døde etter at han fikk et illebefinnende og falt i en elv i Skien søndag ettermiddag. «ABC Nyheter, Jul 15»
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En kritisk skadet etter ulykke i Skien
Klokken 15.12 fikk politiet i Telemark melding om en kollisjon mellom to biler i Meensvegen i Skien. Fire personer skal være involvert i ulykken og en av dem er ... «Dagbladet.no, Jun 15»
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Kripos: – To av mennene er fra Skien
SKIEN/OSLO (NRK): To av de fire mennene som er siktet etter Kripos-aksjonene i Skien og Oslo er fra Skien. Under aksjonen i Skien ble det blant annet ... «NRK, Jun 15»
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Wedvik gravlagt i Skien
SEOGHØR.NO: Tirsdag ettermiddag ble countrysangeren Liv Marit Wedvik gravlagt i Skien. Seremonien fant sted i Gjerpen kirke, som har plass til 550 personer. «Seoghør.no, Jun 15»
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Denne mannen får telefon fra flyplassjefen: – Vil du fly fra Skien?
Vi må vurdere hva dette får å bety for vår rute fra Notodden til Bergen, og om vi alternativt skal tenke på å fly fra Skien også, sier Geir Hellsten. Bergen Air har ... «Varden, May 15»
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Western Union-filial ranet i Skien
Politiet ble varslet om ranet da en mann, som trolig var eneste person på jobb i Western Union-filialen, oppsøkte nabobutikken i Skistredet i Skien med skader i ... «VG, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Skien [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/skien>. Apr 2024 ».
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