Etymology

Malmberget

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Today it means: A mining town and locality in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden; the town was moved in 2020-2021 due to continuing mining activity. Full definition →

Swedish malm + berg
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  1. Swedish · derived frommalm + berg“the ore mountain”
  2. English todayMalmberget

From the definite singular of Swedish malm + berg (“the ore mountain”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.