Longyearbyen

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English

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Longyearbyen

  1. The largest settlement in Svalbard.

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French

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Proper noun

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Longyearbyen ?

  1. Longyearbyen

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Named after American businessman John Munro Longyear as Longyear City; the name was later Norwegianised.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔŋjeːrˌbyː(ə)n/

Proper noun

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Longyearbyen

  1. Longyearbyen (the main settlement and administrative centre of Svalbard)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Norwegianisation of English Longyear City, named after American businessman John Munro Longyear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔŋjeːrˌbyː(ə)n/

Proper noun

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Longyearbyen

  1. The administrative centre of Svalbard, Norway
    Synonym: (humorous) Langårbyen
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Longyearbyen f

  1. Longyearbyen (a village, the capital of Svalbard, Norway)

Swedish

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Longyearbyen n (genitive Longyearbyens)

  1. Longyearbyen
    • 2020, “23. Runt Polcirkeln [23. Around the Polar Circle]”, in Nybörjarkryss [Beginners' Crosswords], number 3, →ISSN, page 23:
      Den största ön [i Svalbard] heter Spitsbergen och huvudort är Longyearbyen.
      The largest island [in Svalbard] is named Spitsbergen, and the capital is Longyearbyen.