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Bering
Ber·ing
/
ˈbɪər
ɪŋ, ˈbɛr-, ˈbɛər-;
Danish
ˈbeɪ
rɪŋ
/
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[
beer
-ing,
ber
-,
bair
-;
Danish
bey
-
r
ing
]
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noun
Vi·tus
/
ˈvi
tʊs
/
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[
vee
-t
oo
s
]
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,
1680–1741,
Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
Also,
Behring
.
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Bering
or
Behring
(ˈbɛrɪŋ, ˈbɛər-,
Danish
ˈbeːreŋ, ˈbɛrɪŋ, ˈbɛər-,
Danish
ˈbeːreŋ)
—
n
Vitus
(ˈviːtʊs). 1681--1741, Danish navigator, who explored the N Pacific for the Russians and discovered Bering Island and the Bering Strait
Behring
or
Behring
—
n
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Word Origin & History
Bering
strait and sea between Alaska and Siberia, named for Danish explorer Vitus Bering (1681-1741), who worked for Peter the Great and led the first European expedition to sight Alaska, in 1741.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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