Svalbard
Pronunciation: /ˈsvɑlbɑɹ/
The English word “Svalbard” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Svalbarð n probably through Norwegian. From svalr (“cool”) + barð (“edge, brim”), thus roughly meaning “cold shore”, probably alluding to the treeless landscape mostly covered with grass. The name was first attested in annales referring to year 1194, but it’s uncertain whether it referred to the modern archipelago. Cognate with Faroese Svalbarð, Icelandic Svalbarði and…
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