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Meanings of Great Bear in English

Portuguese
ursa major
Catalan
óssa major
Spanish
osa mayor

A constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star.

        ursa major
        Usage of Great Bear in English
        1
        However, here the Great Bear was somewhat thinner, leaner-morelike a wolverine.
        Fire With Fire
        2
        In the morning the Great Bear resumed his journey toward the east.
        The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
        3
        The Great Bear could not have been in that attitude while standing.
        The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
        4
        He looked up and saw the Big Dipper, the Great Bear, Orion.
        Under the dome: a novel
        5
        I found the North Star, Orion's Belt, Cassiopeia and the Great Bear.
        The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
        6
        The Great Bear will help us to find all the adjacent constellations.
        Astronomy for Amateurs
        7
        The Great Bear was stalking something, and it was not a foe.
        The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
        8
        The Great Bear may have been making a little scout by himself.
        The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
        9
        The Great Bear sat down here not to rest but to think.
        The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
        10
        The constellation referred to must, we think, have been the Great Bear.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 12, 1919
        11
        Remember, Great Bear, I will be back in a half hour unhurt.
        The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
        12
        So I could, Great Bear, but I do not like the lynx.
        The Hunters of the Hills
        13
        The Great Bear was very bold, or else they were very careless.
        The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
        14
        No, he will be quite sure the Great Bear is not here.
        The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
        15
        Stoop down, Great Bear, and you will see that it is true.
        The Rulers of the Lakes: A Story of George and Champlain
        16
        Yes, Great Bear, a mighty bull, one far beyond the common size.
        The Hunters of the Hills
        This collocation consists of:
        Translations for Great Bear
        Spanish
        osa mayor
        Great Bear through the time
        Great Bear across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Common