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单词 svalbard
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Svalbard

[ svahl-bahr ]
/ ˈsvɑl bɑr /

noun

Norwegian name of Spitsbergen.

Words nearby Svalbard

suzerainty, Suzhou, Suzie, Sv, SV 40, Svalbard, svarabhakti, svc., Svedberg, Svedberg unit, svelte
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Example sentences from the Web for Svalbard

  • There have been different opinions as to what country Svalbard was.

    In Northern Mists (Volume 2 of 2)|Fridtjof Nansen

  • These measurements of distance are therefore far too uncertain to be of any use in finding Svalbard.

    In Northern Mists (Volume 2 of 2)|Fridtjof Nansen

  • As will be seen, Svalbard is spoken of, here and in the Annals, as a land that is known.

    In Northern Mists (Volume 2 of 2)|Fridtjof Nansen

British Dictionary definitions for Svalbard

Svalbard
/ (Norwegian ˈsvaːlbar) /

noun

a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, about 650 km (400 miles) north of Norway: consists of the main group (Spitsbergen, North East Land, Edge Island, Barents Island, and Prince Charles Foreland) and a number of outlying islands; sovereignty long disputed but granted to Norway in 1920; coal mining. Administrative centre: Longyearbyen. Pop: 1970 (2013 est). Area: 62 050 sq km (23 958 sq miles)Also called: Spitsbergen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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