English Explanatory Dictionary

Spitsbergen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Svalbard: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean.
  2. The largest island of this archipelago.

Pronunciation

/ˈspɪtsˌbɛə(ɹ)ɡən/ /ˈspɪtsˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡən/

Word forms

Spitsbergen Spitzbergen

Etymology

From Dutch Spitsbergen, from spits (“pointed, pointy”) + bergen (“mountains”), see there.

Synonyms

Svalbard West Spitsbergen
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