Ursa is a Latin word meaning

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the N ...

. Derivatives of this word are ursine or Ursini. Ursa may also refer to:

General

* URSA Extracts (United States of America), a California cannabis concentrate company * Ursa (Finland), a Finnish astronomical association * ''Ursa'' (spider), a spider genus in the family Araneidae *

Ursa Major Ursa Major (; also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear," referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa ...

, the Great Bear constellation *

Ursa Minor Ursa Minor (Latin: 'Lesser Bear', contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern celestial hemisphere, northern sky. As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be see ...

, the Small Bear constellation * HMS ''Ursa'', the name of two ships of the Royal Navy

Places

Ursa, Illinois Ursa is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 609 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL– MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Ursa is located at (40.074653, -91.370776). According to ...

, a village in the United States * Ursa, a village in

Gârcov Gârcov is a commune in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to ...

Commune, Olt County, Romania * Ursa Motoșeni, the former name of

Motoșeni Motoșeni (formerly ''Ursa Motoșeni'') is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, ...

Commune, Bacău County, Romania

People

Urša Urša is a Slovene feminine given name. It may refer to: * Urša Bežan, Slovenian swimmer * Urša Bogataj, Slovenian ski jumper * Urša Kragelj, Slovenian canoeist * Urša Pintar Urša Pintar (born 3 October 1985) is a Slovenian racing cycl ...

, feminine given name

Fiction

* Ursa (comics), a fictional villain in ''Superman'' media * Ursa, a fictional monster in the M. Knight Shymalan film '' After Earth'' * A fictional character in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' * Ursa, Bear's girlfriend in the TV series ''

Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it ai ...

'' * A fictional character in ''

Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears ''Adventures of the Gummi Bears'' is an American animated television series, created by Disney CEO Michael Eisner, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and distributed by Buena Vista Television. The series, loosely inspired by the gu ...

'' * Ursa, a fictional character in the '' Open Season'' franchise * Ursa Corregidora, protagonist of ''Corregidora'' by

Gayl Jones Gayl Jones (born November 23, 1949) is an American writer from Lexington, Kentucky. She is recognized as a key figure in 20th-century African-American literature. Imani Perry posits Jones as "one of the most versatile and transformative write ...

* Ursa Wren, a fictional character in the Disney show ''

Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the '' Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressi ...

'', voiced by

Sharmila Devar Sharmila Devar is an American actress. She is best known for her roles Lata in the NBC comedy series, '' Outsourced'', and as Lauren Wellman, one of President's assistants, in the ABC political drama, '' Scandal''. Career Devar graduated from t ...

. * Ursa, a hero in the video games

DOTA ''Dota'' is a series of strategy video games by Valve. The series began in 2003 with the release of '' Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a fan-developed multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) mod for the video game '' Warcraft III: Reig ...

and

DOTA 2 ''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to '' Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.'' ''Dota ...

. * Ursas, a type of antagonistic monster featured in the animated web series

RWBY ''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American anime-influenced computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors (called "Huntsmen" and " ...

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