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Bellsund

Bellsund proper noun: a sound in Svalbard, Norway.

Proper noun

Bellsund

  1. A sound in Svalbard, Norway.
    Synonyms:
    Clock Bay

Synonyms of Bellsund

  • Clock Bay

Origin of Bellsund

Borrowed from Norwegian Bellsund, itself a reborrowing from Bell Sound, named by Jonas Poole because of a local bell-shaped mountain (now known as Klokkefjellet). According to Soviet sources, named after a big ancient bell raised by a Pomor merchant Ivan Starostin (or his ancestors), although this bell was located in Starostin Cape area far away from Bellsund many years after Poole’s expedition.

Questions about Bellsund

What does Bellsund mean?
Bellsund means a sound in Svalbard, Norway.
What part of speech is Bellsund?
Bellsund is a proper noun.

Words near Bellsund in the dictionary

  1. bells the cat
  2. bells up
  3. Bellshill
  4. Bellside
  5. bellsniff
  6. Bellsund
  7. belltower
  8. belltowers
  9. Belltown
  10. Belltrees
  11. belluine

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