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bergamo
nounC2
/ˈbɜːɡəmoʊ/A city in northern Italy, the capital of Lombardy's Bergamo province.
bergamot
nounC1
/ˈbɜːɡəmɒt/A small, bitter, pear-shaped citrus fruit (Citrus bergamia), whose aromatic rind is used to produce an essential oil and flavour.
bergamot mint
nounLow
/ˈbɜːɡəmɒt mɪnt/A cultivar of mint (Mentha citrata or Mentha × piperita 'citrata') with a distinctive citrus aroma reminiscent of bergamot orange.
bergdama
nounVery Low / Technical
/ˈbɜːɡˌdɑːmə/A member of the Damara people, an ethnic group indigenous to Namibia.
bergen
nounC2
/ˈbɜːdʒən/To carry, bear, or transport a load, often with a sense of effort or burden.
bergen-belsen
nounLow
/ˌbɜːɡən ˈbɛlzən/A Nazi concentration camp in Lower Saxony, Germany, used during World War II.
bergenfield
nounVery Low
/ˈbɜːɡənfiːld/A proper noun referring to a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
berger
nounVery Low (C2+)
/ˈbɜːdʒə/A coarse, tangled mass of wool, hair, or fibre; clumped or matted wool, especially before or after spinning and weaving.
bergerac
nounC1
/ˌbɛːʒəˈrak/A proper noun, primarily a French city in the Dordogne department, or a surname.
bergere
nounC1/C2 - Very Low Frequency
/bɛːˈʒɛː/A type of armchair, originating in 18th-century France, characterized by its upholstered frame, low seat, deep sides, and often a loose, padded cushion.
bergerie
nounLow
/ˌbɛːʒəˈriː/A pastoral poem or piece of music; an idyllic, rustic work of art depicting shepherds or rural life.
bergh
nounVery low (rare, archaic/dialect)
/bɜːɡ/An archaic or dialectal term for a hill, mountain, or barrow.
bergie
nounLow
/ˈbɜːɡi/A homeless person or vagrant, specifically in the context of South Africa.
bergisch-gladbach
nounVery low
/ˌbɛːɡɪʃ ˈɡlædbæk/A city in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
bergius
nounExtremely Rare / Technical Term
/ˈbɜːdʒiəs/A proper noun, primarily a surname of German origin, most notably associated with the chemist Friedrich Bergius.
bergius process
nounVery Low
/ˈbɜːɡiəs ˌprəʊses/A method of converting coal into liquid hydrocarbons (synthetic fuel) by high-pressure hydrogenation.
bergman
nounLow frequency, except in artistic, cinematic, and academic circles.
/ˈbɜːɡmən/A proper noun referring to the famous Swedish film director, screenwriter, and producer Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007).
bergschrund
nounVery Low
/ˈbɛːɡʃrʊnd/A deep, often wide, crevasse or fissure that separates a moving glacier from the static ice or rock of a mountain wall.
bergsma
nounVery Low
/ˈbɜːɡzmə/A Dutch and Frisian surname of patronymic origin, meaning 'son of Berg' or 'son of someone from a hill/mountain'.
bergson
nounLow
/ˈbɜːɡs(ə)n/A proper noun referring to Henri Bergson (1859–1941), a French philosopher known for his theories on time, consciousness, and creative evolution.

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