What does "spitsbergen" mean?

Svalbard: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean.

How do you pronounce "spitsbergen"?

Pronounced //ˈspɪtsˌbɛə(ɹ)ɡən//.

Common synonyms include: arctic, spitsbergen island, spitsbergen-originating, spitsbergenian, spitzbergen, svalbard.

/ˈspɪtsˌbɛə(ɹ)ɡən/ name

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Proper Noun

1
Svalbard: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean. dated
2
The largest island of this archipelago.

From Dutch Spitsbergen, from spits (“pointed, pointy”) + bergen (“mountains”), see there.