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Little Bear

American  

noun

Astronomy.
  1. the constellation Ursa Minor.


Little Bear British  

noun

  1. the English name for Ursa Minor

"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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It is one close to Ursa Minor, the Little Bear Constellation, and they say Logan's star is one that shines "extra bright".

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022

It was the first time in at least 150 years that the tribes had signed a treaty amongst themselves, said Little Bear.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2021

One beneficiary of the firefighting effort was Tom Little Bear Nason, who lives in a homestead in the national forest his family has owned for 150 years.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2018

I have a daughter who’s 3 who’s super obsessed with Little Bear, and I always think it’s funny that you wrote both those and The Hunger Games, too.

From Time • Nov. 18, 2013

To one of them they gave the name of the Great Bear; to another, the Little Bear; to another, the Great Dog; and so on.

From The Nursery, July 1877, XXII. No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers by Various

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