Smeerenburg

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Etymology

Compound of smeer (“blubber”) +‎ -en- +‎ burg (“burg(h), -ville”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmeː.rə(n)ˌbʏrx/,
  • Hyphenation: Smee‧ren‧burg

Proper noun

Smeerenburg ?

  1. a former whaling outpost, built in the 17th century by the Dutch on Amsterdam Island in northwest Spitsbergen, Norway
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