gruveby

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From gruve +‎ by

Noun

gruveby m (definite singular gruvebyen, indefinite plural gruvebyer, definite plural gruvebyene)

1. a mining town (town where the main industry is mining)

Synonyms

• bergstad

References

• “gruveby” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “gruveby” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From gruve +‎ by

Noun

gruveby m (definite singular gruvebyen, indefinite plural gruvebyar, definite plural gruvebyane)

1. a mining town (town where the main industry is mining)

Synonyms

• bergstad

References

• “gruveby” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.