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longyearbyen

/ˈlɑŋˌjiɹ.bjɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
Long-year-by-en
IPA
/ˈlɑŋˌjiɹ.bjɛn/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port town and capital of Svalbard, Norway.

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål Longyearbyen, from English Longyear + Norwegian Bokmål byen. Calque of English Longyear City. Named after American businessman John Munro Longyear (1850–1922), whose company established the early settlement that would become the town.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɑŋˌjiɹ.bjɛn/
  • British English: /ˈlɒŋˌjɪə.bjɛn/

Phrases

Longyear City Longyear Valley

Frequently Paired Words

Longyear City Longyear Valley

Synonyms

Longyear City

Questions

How do you pronounce longyearbyen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑŋˌjiɹ.bjɛn/.
What does longyearbyen mean?
A port town and capital of Svalbard, Norway.
Where does longyearbyen come from?
Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål Longyearbyen, from English Longyear + Norwegian Bokmål byen. Calque of English Longyear City. Named after American businessman John Munro Longyear (1850–1922), whose company established the early settlement that would become the town.

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