Definitions
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- adjective Of, from, or pertaining to,
Bern - noun A native or inhabitant of
Bern .
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Examples
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I believe the new member of your household belongs to a breed properly known as the Bernese Mountain Dog.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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I believe the new member of your household belongs to a breed properly known as the Bernese Mountain Dog.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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A Bernese is a Swiss mountain dog and one of the loveliest of canine creatures.
Here We Go Again Betty White 1995
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He was a big, clumsy cub of a boy who was always called the Bernese bear.
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The women (no longer bare-legged, no longer coiffées with red and yellow handkerchiefs) wear a kind of Bernese dress consisting of a black petticoat, a black cloth bodice like a tightly fitting waistcoat, white linen undersleeves reaching to the elbow, a large blue apron, and a round felt hat, like a man's.
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The study, published in The Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, uncovered some surprises:•Bernese mountain dogs, golden retrievers and boxers, long known to have extremely high incidence of cancer, were confirmed to die of that disease at high rates.
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My wife's sister and her family have a Bernese Mountain dog named "Bolt", who succeeded another named "Boris" -- they are great dogs, full grown almost the size of a St. Bernard, full of love and lots of energy!
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"It's hard, the money, but they are part of the family," says Agnieszka Onichimiuk, whose family lives in Staten Island with their two Bernese mountain dogs.
The Dog Maxed Out My Credit Card Gwendolyn Bounds 2011
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Bernese Mountain Dog: Abbott looks like the kind of dog you'd like to rescue you in the snow with some brandy.
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Andy Carpenter gains possession of an adorable Bernese puppy whose owner was brutally murdered.
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