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Longyearbyen

Syllables: Long·year·by·en/ˈlɒŋˌjɪə.bjɛn/US/ˈlɑŋˌjiɹ.bjɛn/

Longyearbyen proper noun: a port town and capital of Svalbard, Norway.

longyearbyen: a port town and capital of Svalbard, Norway
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Proper noun

Longyearbyen

  1. A port town and capital of Svalbard, Norway.
    Synonyms:
    Longyear City

Longyearbyen meaning in Vietnamese

Longyearbyen in Vietnamese

town in Svalbard, Norway
Longyearbyen

Synonyms of Longyearbyen

  • Longyear City

Origin of Longyearbyen

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål Longyearbyen, from English Longyear + Norwegian Bokmål byen. Calque of English Longyear City. Named after American businessman John Munro Longyear (1850–1922), whose company established the early settlement that would become the town.

Questions about Longyearbyen

What does Longyearbyen mean?
Longyearbyen means a port town and capital of Svalbard, Norway.
What is Longyearbyen in Vietnamese?
Longyearbyen in Vietnamese is Longyearbyen. See Longyearbyen meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Longyearbyen?
Longyearbyen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Longyearbyen?
Longyearbyen is pronounced /ˈlɒŋˌjɪə.bjɛn/ (UK).

Words near Longyearbyen in the dictionary

  1. Longxi
  2. longy
  3. longyan
  4. longyans
  5. Longyear
  6. Longyearbyen
  7. Longyears
  8. longyi
  9. longyis
  10. Longzhou
  11. Longzihu

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