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Longyearbyen meaning

A port town, the capital of Svalbard, Norway; the largest settlement in Svalbard.

Using Longyearbyen

  • The main meaning on this page is: A port town, the capital of Svalbard, Norway; the largest settlement in Svalbard.
  • In the example corpus, longyearbyen often appears in combinations such as: in longyearbyen, longyearbyen and, from longyearbyen.

Context around Longyearbyen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

settlements 1×

Often after:

800 1× weekly 1× power 1× instead 1×

Sentence patterns with Longyearbyen

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1921 in longyearbyen which for 1× archipelago including longyearbyen and also 1× centers on longyearbyen and ny 1× commuting from longyearbyen weekly 1× homes in longyearbyen ny ålesund 1× meanwhile in longyearbyen a small 1× output to longyearbyen power station 1× ports and longyearbyen has a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all settlements have 1× company homes in 1× meanwhile in longyearbyen 1× polar tundra et 1× research on svalbard 1× settlements longyearbyen is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a bus system 1× all year round 1× celsius on saturday 1× entirely around research 1× from longyearbyen weekly 1× from the locals 1×

Words around Longyearbyen

Just before it in the word index:

longyard 4 longy 2 longworth 18 longwords 2 longword 3 longwood 22

Just after it in the word index:

longyu 2 loni 31 lonie 3 loniello 2 lonkhuyzen 2 lonmin 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Longyearbyen

  • In this selection, "longyearbyen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, settlements, 800, weekly and power stand out and add context to how "longyearbyen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1921 in longyearbyen which for and archipelago including longyearbyen and also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "longyearbyen" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with longyearbyen

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

All settlements have ports and Longyearbyen has a bus system. (10 words)

Sveagruva is a dormitory town, with workers commuting from Longyearbyen weekly. (11 words)

After just a day spent in Longyearbyen, I understood the sentiment from the locals. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Store Norske, the Norwegian company still operating the remaining mine, built the first church in 1921 in Longyearbyen, which for most of the 20th century was inhabited by single miners and the mining executives’ families. (35 words)

Polar tundra (ET) is found at Jan Mayen and in the Svalbard archipelago including Longyearbyen, and also includes a narrow area along the northeastern coast from Nordkapp to Vardø on the mainland. (32 words)

Umbreit (2005): 179 Only a small fraction of the mining activity remains at Longyearbyen; instead, workers commute to Sveagruva (or Svea) where Store Norske operates a mine. (27 words)

Example sentences (13)

Store Norske, the Norwegian company still operating the remaining mine, built the first church in 1921 in Longyearbyen, which for most of the 20th century was inhabited by single miners and the mining executives’ families.

After just a day spent in Longyearbyen, I understood the sentiment from the locals.

Meanwhile, in Longyearbyen, a small town on the northern Norwegian island of Svalbard, it hit 71.1 degrees Fahrenheit (21.7 degrees Celsius) on Saturday.

The seed bank is located in a tunnel under a mountain in the village of Longyearbyen, 800 miles from the North Pole.

All settlements have ports and Longyearbyen has a bus system.

Company homes in Longyearbyen Ny-Ålesund is a permanent settlement based entirely around research.

Polar tundra (ET) is found at Jan Mayen and in the Svalbard archipelago including Longyearbyen, and also includes a narrow area along the northeastern coast from Nordkapp to Vardø on the mainland.

Research on Svalbard centers on Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, the most accessible areas in the high Arctic.

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Settlements Longyearbyen is the largest settlement on the archipelago, the seat of the governor and the only town to be incorporated.

Sveagruva is a dormitory town, with workers commuting from Longyearbyen weekly.

The former produced 3.4 million tonnes in 2008, while the latter uses 35% of its output to Longyearbyen Power Station.

Transport from Longyearbyen to Barentsburg (convert) and Pyramiden (convert) is possible by snowmobile by winter, or by ship all year round.

Umbreit (2005): 179 Only a small fraction of the mining activity remains at Longyearbyen; instead, workers commute to Sveagruva (or Svea) where Store Norske operates a mine.

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Common combinations with longyearbyen

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "longyearbyen" in a sentence?
An example: "Store Norske, the Norwegian company still operating the remaining mine, built the first church in 1921 in Longyearbyen, which for most of the 20th century was inhabited by single miners and the mining executives’ families." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "longyearbyen" from authentic English texts.
What does "longyearbyen" mean?
Longyearbyen means: A port town, the capital of Svalbard, Norway; the largest settlement in Svalbard.
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