"Jan Mayen" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /jɑn ˈmaɪən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Jan Mayen.wav
Etymology: Named after Dutch explorer Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|explorer||||}} explorer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout}} Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout, {{named-after|en|Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout|nat=Dutch|occ=explorer|wplink==}} Named after Dutch explorer Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Jan Mayen
  1. An island in Norway in the Arctic Ocean. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Norway Related terms: Countries of the world Translations (Norwegian territory): يَان مَايِن (yān māyin) (Arabic), 揚馬延島 /扬马延岛 (Yángmǎyándǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Jan Mayen (Danish), Jan Mayen [neuter] (Dutch), Jan Mayen (Esperanto), Jan-majen (Esperanto), Jan Mayen (Estonian), Jan Mayen (Finnish), Jan Mayen (French), Jan Mayen [neuter] (German), Γιαν Μαϋέν (Gian Maÿén) (Greek), Γιαν Μαγιέν (Gian Magién) (Greek), Jan Mayen (Hungarian), Jan Mayen (Italian), ヤンマイエン島 (Yanmaien-tō) (Japanese), 얀마옌 섬 (Yanmayen seom) (Korean), Jan Mayen (Polish), Jan Mayen (Portuguese), Jan Mayen (Romanian), Ян-Ма́йен (Jan-Májjen) [masculine] (Russian), Jan Mayen (Spanish), Jan Mayen (Swedish), ยานไมเอน (Thai)
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