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Spitsbergen

/ˈspɪtsˌbɛə(ɹ)ɡən/

Spitsbergen proper noun: svalbard: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean.

Proper noun

Spitsbergen

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

Synonyms of Spitsbergen

Forms of Spitsbergen

alternative formSpitzbergen

Origin of Spitsbergen

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

Phrases with Spitsbergen

Questions about Spitsbergen

What does Spitsbergen mean?
Spitsbergen means svalbard: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean.
What part of speech is Spitsbergen?
Spitsbergen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Spitsbergen?
Spitsbergen is pronounced /ˈspɪtsˌbɛə(ɹ)ɡən/.

Words near Spitsbergen in the dictionary

  1. spits out
  2. spits straight facts
  3. spits tacks
  4. spits the dummy
  5. spits up
  6. Spitsbergen
  7. spitsful
  8. spitshine
  9. spitshined
  10. spitshines
  11. spitshining

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