Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white bear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: white bear
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A grizzly bear.

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A community in the Rural Municipality of Lacadena, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An Indian reserve (White Bear 70) of the White Bear First Nations surrounding White Bear (Carlyle) Lake in south-east Saskatchewan.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A township in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She was standing in the circus ring surrounded by a dozen towering white bears."

Etymology

From Middle English white bere. By surface analysis, white + bear.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: white bere

Usage

Inflected Forms

white bears (plural)

Phrases

black bear brown bear

Frequently Paired Words

black bear brown bear

Questions

What does white bear mean?: A polar bear.
Where does white bear come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce white bear

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