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Bergen
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Ber·gen  (bûrgn, br-)
A city of southwest Norway on inlets of the North Sea. Founded c. 1070, it was the largest and most important city of medieval Norway. Population: 245,000.
bergen [ˈbɜːgən]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) a large rucksack with a capacity of over 50 litres
Bergen
n
1. (Placename (Norwegian)) a port in SW Norway: chief city in medieval times. Pop.: 229 496 (2000 est.)
2. (Placename) the Flemish name for Mons
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Noun1.Bergen - a port city in southwestern Norway
Hanseatic League - a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669
Kingdom of Norway, Noreg, Norge, Norway - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905


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