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  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

Called the Bergen Loop, the project is nowhere close to fruition, with the Hudson Tunnel project and various other elements of the program taking precedence.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The club was sitting 16th in La Liga, just two points from the relegation places, and here it was hiring an Ivy Leaguer from Bergen County—a veteran of the Fair Lawn Cutters—to turn things around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

And to consider her as existing separate from her creators is like imagining that the ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy could have a career, and an agent, separate from the real performer Edgar Bergen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 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

As the final boards were being put into place, Lockton told Madam that he would first head north, then to Dr. van Buskirk’s house in Bergen County.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson