bergen
/ˈbɜːɡən/US/ˈbəɹɡən/
bergen noun: a large rucksack.
Noun
bergen (plural bergens)
- A large rucksack.
- Their bergens were already stuffed almost to bursting point, as were their belt kits, with rations, water, radios and spare batteries, ammunition, personal equipment, sleeping bags, waterproofs, medical packs, survival kits, and much more.2012, Peter Ratcliffe, Eye of the Storm
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Bergen
Bergen
- A port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland.
- Bergen, in Vestland county, is Norway's second-largest city.
- A Catholic diocese named after the above see.
- A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
- A surname from Norwegian.
- “Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic.2020 December 10, Brian Lowry, “‘Let Them All Talk’ takes a breezy boat trip with Meryl Streep and company”, in CNN
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Bergen
Bergen
- A municipality and village in Limburg province, Netherlands.
- A municipality and town in North Holland province, Netherlands.
- A town and village in Genesee County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
- A part of New Netherland, the name survives in Bergen County.
- A surname from Dutch.
bergen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bergen in Hindi
- बर्गेन, बर्गन
bergen in Tamil
- பெர்கன், பெர்கென்
bergen in Marathi
- बर्गन, बर्गेन
bergen in Urdu
- برگن
More languagesFewer languages
- bergen in Bengali
- বার্গেন, বার্জেন, বারগেন
- bergen in Telugu
- బెర్గెన్, బెర్జెన్
- bergen in Malayalam
- ബെർഗെൻ
- bergen in Kannada
- ಬರ್ಗೆನ್, ಬೆರ್ಗೆನ್, ಬರ್ಗನ್
- bergen in Punjabi
- ਬਰਗਨ, ਬਰਗੇਨ, ਬਰਜੇਨ
- bergen in Gujarati
- બર્ગેન, બર્ગન, બર્જેન
- bergen in Odia
- ବର୍ଗେନ, ବର୍ଗେନ୍, ବର୍ଜେନ୍
- bergen in Nepali
- बर्गेन, बर्जेन
Forms of bergen
| plural | bergens |
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Origin of bergen
Shortened from Bergen rucksack, possibly named after their creator, Norwegian Ole F. Bergan, combined with the name of the Norwegian city of Bergen.
Borrowed from Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).
Borrowed from Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen.
Questions about bergen
- What does bergen mean?
- Bergen means a large rucksack.
- What is bergen in Hindi?
- Bergen in Hindi is बर्गेन, बर्गन. See Bergen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bergen?
- Bergen can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bergen?
- Bergen is pronounced /ˈbɜːɡən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bergen?
- The plural of bergen is bergens.
Words near bergen in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bergen (page history and authors); Bergen (page history and authors); bergen (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bergen (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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