"Spitsbergen" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈspɪtsˌbɛə(ɹ)ɡən/, /ˈspɪtsˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡən/
Etymology: From Dutch Spitsbergen, from spits (“pointed, pointy”) + bergen (“mountains”), see there. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|Spitsbergen}} Dutch Spitsbergen Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Spitsbergen
  1. (dated) Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago located to the east of Greenland. Tags: dated Categories (place): Islands
    Sense id: en-Spitsbergen-en-name-t1gP8iSt Disambiguation of Islands: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 12 19 19 25 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 13 22 22 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 66 34
  2. The largest island of this archipelago. Synonyms (island): West Spitsbergen [dated] Translations (island): 斯匹次卑爾根島 /斯匹次卑尔根岛 (Sīpǐcìbēi'ěrgēn-dǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Spitsbergen (Danish), Vestspitsbergen (Danish), Spitsbergen [neuter] (Dutch), Spitzberg [masculine] (French), Spitsberg [masculine] (French), Spitzbergen [neuter] (German), West-Spitzbergen [neuter] (German), スピッツベルゲン島 (Spittsuberugen-tō) (Japanese), Spitsbergen (Norwegian), Spitzbergen [feminine] (Portuguese), Spitsbergen [feminine] (Portuguese), Западный Шпицбе́рген (Zapadnyj Špicbérgen) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Spitsbergen-en-name-6f3r1zBO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 13 22 22 20 19 Disambiguation of 'island': 24 76 Disambiguation of 'island': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Spitzbergen [dated] Synonyms (archipelago): Svalbard
Disambiguation of 'archipelago': 49 51

Alternative forms

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