Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen

English

Proper noun

Longyearbyen

1. The largest settlement in Svalbard.

Translations

settlement

Belarusian: Лонгйір m (Lónhjir) Bulgarian: Лонгирбюен m (Longirbjuen) Catalan: Longyearbyen Czech: Longyearbyen Danish: Longyearbyen Dutch: Longyearbyen (nl) n Faroese: Longyearbýur French: Longyearbyen (fr) Georgian: ლონგირი (longiri), ლონგიირი (longiiri), ლონგიირბიუენი (longiirbiueni) German: Longyearbyen Icelandic: Longyearbyen, Longyearbær m Italian: Longyearbyen North Frisian: Longyearbyen Norwegian: Bokmål: Longyearbyen Nynorsk: Longyearbyen Polish: Longyearbyen (pl) Portuguese: Longyearbyen f Russian: Ло́нгйир m (Lóngjir) Serbo-Croatian: Лонгјир m Silesian: Longyearbyen Spanish: Longyearbyen Swedish: Longyearbyen Turkish: Longyearbyen Ukrainian: Ло́нг'їр m (Lónh'jir) Vietnamese: Longyearbyen West Frisian: Longyearbyen

References

• Longyearbyen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Proper noun

Longyearbyen ?

1. Longyearbyen

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Longyearbyen

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

Related terms

• Svalbard

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Norwegianisation of Longyear City, named after John Munro Longyear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloŋjeːrˌbyː(ə)n/

Proper noun

Longyearbyen

1. The administrative centre of Svalbard, Norway

   Synonym: (humorous) Langårbyen

Related terms

• Longyeardalen (“Longyear Valley”)

See also

• Svalbard

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Longyearbyen f

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

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Swedish

Proper noun

Longyearbyen n (genitive Longyearbyens)

1. Longyearbyen
   • 2020, “23. Runt Polcirkeln [23. Around the Polar Circle]”, in Nybörjarkryss, number 3, ISSN 1653-2236, 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.