Ursa,

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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 code(s): 62376

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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:
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