Ursa Major

Noun CEFR B2

ˌɝsə ˈmeɪdʒɚ

Definitions

A large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Big Dipper and the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.

Equivalents

EspañolOsa Mayor

FrançaisGrande Ourse

DeutschGroßer Bär

23 more languages

العربيةالدُّب الْأَكْبَر

Bosanskiotava

ČeštinaVelká medvědice

ΕλληνικάΜεγάλη Άρκτος

SuomiIso karhu Otava

GalegoCarro grade Osa Maior

हिन्दीसप्तर्षि सप्तर्षि तारामंडल

Hrvatskiotava

ItalianoOrsa maggiore

日本語おおぐま座七星大熊座

ភាសាខ្មែរក្រពើ

한국어큰곰자리

LatinaUrsa Maior

NederlandsGrote Beer

PolskiWielka Niedźwiedzica

PortuguêsUrsa Maior Ursa Major

RomânăUrsa Mare

РусскийБольшая Медведица

Српскиotava

ไทยกลุ่มดาวหมีใหญ่

Tagalogdaong-daungan Osa Mayor

TürkçeBüyük Ayı

Tiếng ViệtĐại Hùng

Examples

“My father compounded with my mother under the dragon's tail, and my nativity was under ursa major.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Ursa Minor ursal ursane Urschleim ursene ursicide

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