Jena
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.
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 StudentsJake’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 PostAbout 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 NewsHe’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 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe NPD branch in the state of Thuringia, where Jena is located, quickly issued accolades on Monday to Schröter on its website.
“In theory, yes,” says Jena Pincott, author of Do Gentleman Really Prefer Blondes?
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 MunsellAt 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-PattisonOn 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 SloaneRaw recruits some of them, against the veterans of Jena and of Wagram!
The Bronze Eagle | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyIt 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
/ (German ˈjeːna) /
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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