Ursa Major

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Ursa maior (“(the) greater bear”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɝsə ˈmeɪdʒɚ/ === Proper noun === Ursa Major (astronomy) A large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Big Dipper and the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. ==== Derived terms ==== Ursae Majoris ==== Related terms ==== UMa ==== Translations ==== === See also === Big Dipper Charles' Wain Great Bear Ursa Minor