Bering

[ beer-ing, ber-, bair-; Danish bey-ring ]

noun
  1. Vi·tus [vee-toos], /ˈvi tʊs/, 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.

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Bering

Behring

/ (ˈbɛrɪŋ, ˈbɛər-, Danish ˈbeːreŋ) /


noun
  1. Vitus (ˈviːtʊs). 1681–1741, Danish navigator, who explored the N Pacific for the Russians and discovered Bering Island and the Bering Strait

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