"Spitzbergen" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ʃpɪtsˈbɛrɡən/ Audio: De-Spitzbergen.ogg Forms: Spitzbergens [genitive]
Etymology: From Dutch Spitsbergen, see there for more. Analysable as spitz (“pointed, pointy”) + Berge(n) (“mountains”). The original Dutch has the same meaning. Etymology templates: {{der|de|nl|Spitsbergen}} Dutch Spitsbergen, {{com|de|spitz|Berge(n)|t1=pointed, pointy|t2=mountains}} spitz (“pointed, pointy”) + Berge(n) (“mountains”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|n}} Spitzbergen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Spitzbergens)
  1. Svalbard, Spitsbergen (an archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean) Tags: neuter, proper-noun, strong Categories (place): Places in Norway, Unincorporated areas of Norway Synonyms (archipelago): Svalbard
    Sense id: en-Spitzbergen-de-name-BAD6N2XZ Categories (other): Islands, Svalbard Disambiguation of 'archipelago': 64 36
  2. Spitsbergen; West Spitsbergen (largest island of this archipelago) Tags: neuter, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Spitzbergen-de-name-knXcmkLQ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (island): West-Spitzbergen
Disambiguation of 'island': 49 51
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