Old Bering Sea

adjective

Old Ber·​ing Sea

-ˈberiŋ-,

-ˈbiriŋ-

: of or belonging to an Eskimo culture of northern Alaska and northeastern Siberia about a.d. 100–500 characterized especially by fossil-ivory implements

Word History

Etymology

from the Bering sea, part of the northern Pacific ocean

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