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• Bergen
  Bergen

  noun

  Edgar, 1903–78, U.S. ventriloquist.
• bergen
  bergen

  noun

  a large rucksack with a capacity of over 50 litres

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

“Yes, we have band directors from North Bergen High School,” Fallon announced.

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

“We haven’t been operating as often as we need to operate together in this region,” said Ruiz as he set off from the Norwegian port of Bergen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

In neighbouring Norway, the world's first commercial CO2 transport and storage service, dubbed Northern Lights, carried out its first CO2 injection in August into an aquifer 110 kilometers off Bergen on the western coast.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

The Mercury’s radio dramas weren’t as popular as the programs featuring comedian Jack Benny, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy, or Major Bowes and his Amateur Hour performers.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow