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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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The proof-of-concept study followed 60 patients in Bristol, Bergen, Stockholm, and Athens over a 24-hour period.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

“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

Prior to the Journal, Heather was a news reporter at the New York Post, amNewYork and the Herald News division of the Bergen Record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 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

The 22-pound bergen backpack that he had been forced to wear cut into his shoulders and had rubbed blisters into his back.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Heer, an army, and bergen, shelter or defence, cf. “harbour.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

It comes from two German words represented by modern bergen, to hide, guard, and Friede, peace, so that it means "guard-peace."

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley