Smeerenburg
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of smeer (“blubber”) + -en- + burg (“burg(h), -ville”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmeː.rə(n)ˌbʏrx/, [ˈsmɪː.rə(n)ˌbɵrx]
- Hyphenation: Smee‧ren‧burg
Proper noun
Smeerenburg ?
- A former whaling outpost, built in the 17th century by the Dutch on Amsterdam Island in northwest Spitsbergen, Norway.