Meanings
proper noun
alternative Spitzbergen
- datedSvalbard: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean.
- The largest island of this archipelago.
Synonyms: West Spitsbergen
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe largest island of this archipelago.
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archipelago
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Origin
- DutchSpitsbergen
- EnglishSpitsbergen
From Dutch Spitsbergen, from spits (“pointed, pointy”) + bergen (“mountains”), see there.
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Chinese Mandarin 斯匹次卑爾根島 /斯匹次卑尔根岛
- 斯匹次卑爾根島 /斯匹次卑尔根岛 (Sīpǐcìbēi'ěrgēn-dǎo)island
Danish Spitsbergen, Vestspitsbergen
- Spitsbergenisland
- Vestspitsbergenisland
Dutch Spitsbergen
- Spitsbergenisland
French Spitzberg, Spitsberg
- Spitzbergisland
- Spitsbergisland
German Spitzbergen, West-Spitzbergen
- Spitzbergenisland
- West-Spitzbergenisland
Japanese スピッツベルゲン島
- スピッツベルゲン島 (Spittsuberugen-tō)island
Korean 스피츠베르겐섬
- 스피츠베르겐섬 (Seupicheubereugenseom)island
Norwegian Spitsbergen
- Spitsbergenisland
Polish Spitsbergen
- Spitsbergenisland
Portuguese Spitzbergen, Spitsbergen
- Spitzbergenisland
- Spitsbergenisland
Russian Западный Шпицбе́рген
- Западный Шпицбе́рген (Zapadnyj Špicbérgen)island
Swedish Spetsbergen
- Spetsbergenisland
Cite this entry
APA
Spitsbergen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spitsbergen
MLA
“Spitsbergen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spitsbergen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spitsbergen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spitsbergen.
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