"Spitsbergen" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈspɪtsˌbɛə(ɹ)ɡən/, /ˈspɪtsˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡən/ Forms: Spitzbergen [alternative]
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: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean. Tags: dated Categories (place): Places in Norway, Unincorporated areas of Norway
    Sense id: en-Spitsbergen-en-name-62bXjrT- Categories (other): Islands, Svalbard, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 8 11 12 24 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 10 16 17 18 12 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 64 36
  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), შპიცბერგენი (šṗicbergeni) (Georgian), დასავლეთი შპიცბერგენი (dasavleti šṗicbergeni) (Georgian), Spitzbergen [neuter] (German), West-Spitzbergen [neuter] (German), スピッツベルゲン島 (Spittsuberugen-tō) (Japanese), 스피츠베르겐섬 (Seupicheubereugenseom) (Korean), Spitsbergen (Norwegian), Spitsbergen [masculine] (Polish), Spitzbergen [feminine] (Portuguese), Spitsbergen [feminine] (Portuguese), Западный Шпицбе́рген (Zapadnyj Špicbérgen) [masculine] (Russian), Spetsbergen (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Spitsbergen-en-name-6f3r1zBO Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 8 11 12 24 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 10 16 17 18 12 4 8 Disambiguation of 'island': 40 60 Disambiguation of 'island': 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (archipelago): Svalbard
Disambiguation of 'archipelago': 50 50

Alternative forms

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