Found 3 hits - Term: ursa, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ursa \ur"sa\, n. l. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation,
fem. of ursus a bear. cf. arctic. astron.
either one of the bears. see the phrases below.
1913 webster
ursa major l., the great bear, one of the most
conspicuous of the northern constellations. it is situated
near the pole, and contains the stars which form the
dipper, or charles's wain, two of which are the pointers,
or stars which point towards the north star.
ursa minor l., the little bear, the constellation nearest
the north pole. it contains the north star, or polestar,
which is situated in the extremity of the tail.
1913 webster
see also:
arctic ursa major ursa minor
- [2] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
ursa, il village, fips 77044
location: 40.07461 n, 91.37063 w
population 1990: 506 208 housing units
area: 1.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 62376
- [3] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
ursa, il -- u.s. village in illinois
population 2000: 595
housing units 2000: 261
land area 2000: 0.681639 sq. miles 1.765437 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.681639 sq. miles 1.765437 sq. km
fips code: 77044
located within: illinois il, fips 17
location: 40.074653 n, 91.370776 w
zip codes 1990: 62376
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
ursa, il
ursa
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Ursa, definition of term: Ursa
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Ursa Minor, definition of term: Ursa Minor
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Ursa Major, definition of term: Ursa Major
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