Bear Island

proper noun

An island of Svalbard, Norway.

OriginDutch Bereneiland →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island of Svalbard, Norway.

Origin

  1. DutchBereneiland
  2. EnglishBear Island

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

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Translations

Arabic جزيرة الدب
  • جزيرة الدبisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Basque Hartzen uhartea
  • Hartzen uharteaisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Chinese Mandarin 熊岛
  • 熊岛island of the Svalbard archipelago
Danish Bjørneøen
  • Bjørneøenisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Dutch Bereneiland, Beeren Eiland
  • Bereneilandisland of the Svalbard archipelago
  • Beeren Eilandisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Estonian Karusaar
  • Karusaarisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Finnish Karhusaari
  • Karhusaariisland of the Svalbard archipelago
French Île aux Ours
  • Île aux Oursisland of the Svalbard archipelago
German Bäreninsel
  • Bäreninselisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Icelandic Bjarnarey
  • Bjarnareyisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Italian Isola degli Orsi
  • Isola degli Orsiisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Latvian Lāču sala
  • Lāču salaisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Lithuanian Lokių sala
  • Lokių salaisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Polish Wyspa Niedźwiedzia
  • Wyspa Niedźwiedziaisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Portuguese Ilha do Urso
  • Ilha do Ursoisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Russian Медвежий
  • Медвежий (Medvežij)island of the Svalbard archipelago
Swahili Kisiwa cha Dubu
  • Kisiwa cha Dubuisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Swedish Björnön
  • Björnönisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Turkish Ayı Adası
  • Ayı Adasıisland of the Svalbard archipelago
Ukrainian Ведмежий острів
  • Ведмежий острів (Vedmežyj ostriv)island of the Svalbard archipelago
Cite this entry
APA

Bear Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bear%20Island

MLA

“Bear Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bear%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bear Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bear%20Island.

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