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Bear Island

Bear Island proper noun: an island of Svalbard, Norway.

Proper noun

Bear Island

  1. An island of Svalbard, Norway.

Bear Island meaning in Arabic

Bear Island in Arabic

island of the Svalbard archipelago
جزيرة الدب

Origin of Bear Island

Calque of Dutch Bereneiland, from beer (“bear”) + eiland (“island”).

Questions about Bear Island

What does Bear Island mean?
Bear Island means an island of Svalbard, Norway.
What is Bear Island in Arabic?
Bear Island in Arabic is جزيرة الدب. See Bear Island meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Bear Island?
Bear Island is a proper noun.

Words near Bear Island in the dictionary

  1. bear in
  2. bear in mind
  3. bear in on
  4. bear in the air
  5. bear in with
  6. Bear Island
  7. Bear Lake
  8. Bear Lake County
  9. bear leader
  10. bear leaders
  11. bear market

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