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 Nor ...

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

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URSA Extracts (United States of America) Ursa is a Latin word meaning bear. 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 ...

, a California cannabis concentrate company *

Ursa (Finland) Ursa Astronomical Association ( fi, Tähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry) is the largest astronomical association in Finland. Ursa was founded on 2 November 1921. Founding members include a renowned Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä. In 1926 Urs ...

, 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 sky. As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, h ...

, 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 t ...

, 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

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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

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Ursa (comics) Ursa is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in the 1978 film '' Superman: The Movie'' portrayed by actress Sarah Douglas. The character made her comic book debut in ''Action Comics ...

, a fictional villain in ''Superman'' media * Ursa, a fictional monster in the M. Knight Shymalan film ''

After Earth ''After Earth'' is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who co-wrote it with Gary Whitta. The film was loosely based on an original story idea by Will Smith about a father-and-son trip in the wilderness be ...

'' * A fictional character in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' * Ursa, Bear's girlfriend in the TV series '' Bear in the Big Blue House'' * 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 gummy ...

'' * Ursa, a fictional character in the '' Open Season'' franchise * Ursa Corregidora, protagonist of ''Corregidora'' by Gayl Jones * Ursa Wren, a fictional character in the Disney show '' Star Wars Rebels'', voiced by Sharmila Devar. * Ursa, a hero in the video games DOTA 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 2' ...

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

RWBY ''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American Anime-influenced animation, anime-influenced Computer animation, computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people tr ...

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