/ Dictionary / Index S Sverdrup: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Sver•drup Pronunciation: (sver'drup, sfer'- Norw. svar'dr&oobrevep), [key] — n. 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic. Also calleda group of islands in the N Northwest Territories of Canada, in the Arctic, W of Ellesmere Island: named after Otto Neumann Sverdrup. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sverdrup (Thesaurus) Sverdlovsk Sverige Related Content Daily Word Quiz: endear Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language