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New Bern

US/ˈnuːbəɹn/

New Bern proper noun: a city, the county seat of Craven County, North Carolina; named for Bern, Switzerland.

Proper noun

New Bern

  1. A city, the county seat of Craven County, North Carolina; named for Bern, Switzerland.

Questions about New Bern

What does New Bern mean?
New Bern means a city, the county seat of Craven County, North Carolina; named for Bern, Switzerland.
What part of speech is New Bern?
New Bern is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce New Bern?
New Bern is pronounced /ˈnuːbəɹn/ (US).

Words near New Bern in the dictionary

  1. New Beckenham
  2. New Bedford
  3. New Beige
  4. New Bengali
  5. New Berlin
  6. New Bern
  7. New Berrima
  8. New Bethlehem
  9. New Bilton
  10. new blood
  11. New Bloomfield

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