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Bergen

Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːɡən/

The English word “Bergen” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A Catholic diocese named after the above see.
  2. An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.
  3. A part of New Netherland, the name survives in Bergen County.

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).

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