"Longyearbyen" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɔŋjeːrˌbyː(ə)n/
Etymology: Named after American businessman John Munro Longyear as Longyear City; the name was later Norwegianised. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|businessman||||}} businessman, {{!}} |, {{lang|nb|John Munro Longyear}} John Munro Longyear, {{named-after|nb|John Munro Longyear|nationality=American|nocat=1|occupation=businessman|wplink==}} Named after American businessman John Munro Longyear Head templates: {{head|nb|proper noun}} Longyearbyen
  1. Longyearbyen (a port town, the capital of Svalbard, Norway; the largest settlement in Svalbard) Wikipedia link: no:Longyearbyen Categories (place): Places in Svalbard, Towns in Svalbard
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