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    Bergen
    noun
    Edgar, 1903–78, U.S. ventriloquist.
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    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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bergen 2 British  
/ ˈbɜːɡən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

“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

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

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

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

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

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