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Bjørnøya
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Alternative forms
nn Bjørnøyi pre-2012
Etymology
Definite form; from nn bjørn øy bear island. The island in the Svalbarg archipelago is a nn nl Bereneiland 1, named by Willem Barents in 1596 after he saw a polar bear swimming by the island. Compare fo Bjarnoyggin, fo Bjarnoy, is Bjarnarey, sv Björnön and da Bjørneøen.
Pronunciation
nn /²bjœrnœʏːa/ /²bjœnːœʏːa/
Proper noun
nn proper noun f indefinite Bjørnøy
nn a common <<island>> name, found various places across <<c/Norway>>
nn island arch/Svalbard c/Norway Bear Island