Bernese
/bərˈniːz/
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Etymology uncertain. Folk legend attributes it to a bear (German 'Bär') killed by the city's founder. More likely from Celtic 'berna' meaning 'cleft' or from the Italian city Verona, known as 'Bern' in Middle High German.
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