Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of Norway in Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean east of northern Greenland. Discovered by Willem Barents in 1596, the island became part of Norway in 1925.
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- proper noun The largest island of
Svalbard .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway
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Examples
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A trip to Svalbard (also known as Spitsbergen) starts in Longyearbyen, the islands 'largest settlement, with a year-round population of about 2,000.
Svalbard, Norway 2008
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A young polar bear was killed after it attacked a camp where 17 tourists and scientists where staying in southern Spitsbergen in Norway's northern coast.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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I used to study the Rand McNally globe in my bedroom and imagine the journey my splendid letter took as it traveled from Dahl's estate in England all the way to his vacation resort in Spitsbergen, Norway.
Danny Miller: Celebrate World Read Aloud Day! Danny Miller 2011
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Ever been beyond the Arctic circle to Spitsbergen?
Paul Steele: Photographic Dreams Of The Wild Do Come True Paul Steele 2011
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Others can migrate as late as November, when winter thrushes and wildfowl continue to arrive in their thousands from Siberia, Spitsbergen and Iceland to spend the winter here in Britain.
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I used to study the Rand McNally globe in my bedroom and imagine the journey my splendid letter took as it traveled from Dahl's estate in England all the way to his vacation resort in Spitsbergen, Norway.
Danny Miller: Celebrate World Read Aloud Day! Danny Miller 2011
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Guests can also explore mountainous Spitsbergen Island via snowmobile and skis on customized expeditions.
Fresh in Powder 2012
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Ever been beyond the Arctic circle to Spitsbergen?
Paul Steele: Photographic Dreams Of The Wild Do Come True Paul Steele 2011
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When the men and women who run Martian or lunar or other planetary experiments want to try out their equipment and learn the challenges, they now regularly go to Svalbard, an archipelago of islands best known for the town of Spitsbergen, their harsh beauty, and their three-thousand-plus polar bears.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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A palaeontologist/geologist will be joining the Jewels of the Arctic trip, which visits Spitsbergen, Greenland and Iceland, to share his knowledge of volcanoes, fjords and rocks.
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