Meanings
white bear1
plural white bears
- A polar bear.
She was standing in the circus ring surrounded by a dozen towering white bears.
2018 July 29, Melissa Eddy, “Doris Arndt, Celebrated Animal Trainer, Is Dead at 88”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2018 - A grizzly bear.
White Bear2
plural White Bears
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA community in the Rural Municipality of Lacadena, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- countableuncountableAn Indian reserve (White Bear 70) of the White Bear First Nations surrounding White Bear (Carlyle) Lake in south-east Saskatchewan.
- countableuncountableA township in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishwhite bere
- Englishwhite bear
From Middle English white bere. By surface analysis, white + bear.
More words from Middle English
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