Bergen.
a city in Hesse
Meaning & usage
a city in Hesse
a town on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea, Germany
the Belgian city Mons, in the former countship Hennegau (and modern Hainaut province)
Where this word comes from
Cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 2], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.
Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland)
Where this word comes from
From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 1], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.
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