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Smeerenburg
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Dutch
nl:
Etymology
Compound of nl smeer blubber -en- burg burg(h), -ville.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈsmeː.rə(n)ˌbʏrx/ [ˈsmɪː.rə(n)ˌbɵrx]
nl Smee ren burg
Proper noun
a former whaling outpost, built in the 17th century by the Dutch on Amsterdam Island in northwest Spitsbergen, Norway