white bear

noun

1. polar bear.

white bear

noun

1. See polar bear
   another name for polar bear

Word History and Origins

Origin of white bear¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

White Bear remembered a scripture reading he'd heard at St. George's, that false prophets would arise at the end of the world.

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More than a match in some ways; he was stronger and healthier than any white man his age that White Bear had known.

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White Bear felt his cheeks burn; the Winnebago Prophet might as well have slapped him.

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When Redbird and White Bear returned to their wickiup, the crescent moon had reached the high point of its trail across the sky.

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White Bear put his hand on Redbird's belly and felt the movement of the child within her.

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