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Spitzbergen

Spitzbergen is the alternative spelling of Spitsbergen.

Meaning of Spitsbergen

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.

Origin of Spitzbergen

From German Spitzbergen, a Germanised spelling of Dutch Spitsbergen.

Questions about Spitzbergen

What is Spitzbergen the alternative spelling of?
Spitzbergen is the alternative spelling of Spitsbergen.

Words near Spitzbergen in the dictionary

  1. spitwad
  2. spitwads
  3. spitz
  4. Spitz nevi
  5. Spitz nevus
  6. Spitzbergen
  7. Spitzenburg
  8. Spitzenburgh
  9. Spitzenburghs
  10. Spitzenburgs
  11. Spitzenkorper

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