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Spitzbergen
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English
Etymology
From en de Spitzbergen, a Germanised spelling of en nl Spitsbergen.
Proper noun
en dated en Spitsbergen.
German
Etymology
From de nl Spitsbergen, see there for more. Analysable as de spitz pointed, pointy de Berg Berge(n) mountains. The original Dutch has the same meaning.
Pronunciation
de /ʃpɪtsˈbɛrɡən/
de De-Spitzbergen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Spitzbergen2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Spitzbergen3.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Spitzbergen4.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
n
de Svalbard Q25231 + Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen; West Spitsbergen largest island of this archipelago
Usage notes
Outside of official use, de Spitzbergen remains the predominant word for both senses.
Synonyms
archipelago de Svalbard
island de West-Spitzbergen
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Spitsbergen
Proper noun
f
pt island archipelago/Svalbard c/Norway Spitsbergen