Bergen

American  

[bur-guhn, ber-guhn] / ˈbɜr gən, ˈbɛr gən /

noun

1. Edgar, 1903–78, U.S. ventriloquist.

2. a city in southwestern Norway, on the Atlantic Ocean.

3. a first name.

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Bergen ¹ British  

noun

1. a port in SW Norway: chief city in medieval times. Pop: 237 430 (2004 est)

2. the Flemish name for Mons

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bergen ² British  

/ ˈbɜːɡən /

noun

1. a large rucksack with a capacity of over 50 litres

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Example Sentences

“Ladies and gentlemen, here to play ‘Happy Birthday’ to Eva Mendes, we have the North Bergen High School marching band.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

"We show that the AO is a complex and functionally unique sensory system," said Pawel Burkhardt, group leader at the Michael Sars Centre, University of Bergen.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

And Japan's Momoka Muraoka will need to see off the likes of Germany's Anna-Lena Forster, Audrey Pascual Seco of Spain and Dutch 47-year-old Barbara van Bergen to retain her title in the women's seated event.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He enrolled as an undergraduate student at Bergen Community College in Paramus, N.J., in 2011, but after depleting his savings and sleeping on friends’ couches for months, he felt he needed to make a change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

We have connections to most of them, not just from Queens and the other boroughs but from Nassau and Westchester and Bergen counties.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee