Etymology

Spitsbergen

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Today it means: Svalbard: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean. Full definition →

Dutch Spitsbergen
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  1. Dutch · derived fromSpitsbergen
  2. English todaySpitsbergen

From Dutch Spitsbergen, from spits (“pointed, pointy”) + bergen (“mountains”), see there.

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