Berg Meaning
/bɜːɡ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn iceberg.
nounA mountain.
Sentence Examples
Mr. Berg is helping you.
Berg is a center-back.
A massive ice berg was spotted floating in the North Atlantic.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The Titanic struck a massive ____ and quickly sank into the ocean.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The massive ____ floated slowly through the cold Arctic waters.
Word Origin & History
Clipping of iceberg.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The ice was thin, and only a few areas had bergs large enough to support marine mammals."
— 1997, David J. Rugh with Kim E.W. Shelden, “Spotted Seals, Phoca Largha, in Alaska”, in Marine Fisheries Review, volume 59, number 1, page 1:
"There are in fact many such subterranean underways in Germany, speeding traffic beneath bergs, burgs and villages and into and around and under big city downtowns ..."
— 2004, Alan Goldfein, “A Wonderful Drive”, in Europe's Macadam, America's Tar: How America Really Compares to "Old Europe", American Editions, →ISBN, page 46:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The Titanic struck a massive ____ and quickly sank into the ocean.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The massive ____ floated slowly through the cold Arctic waters.