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Zurich

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Noun

1. zurich

the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country

Example Sentences:
'Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Zurich

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noun
1. 
a canton of NE Switzerland: mainly Protestant and German-speaking. Capital: Zürich. Pop: 342 500 (2002 est). Area: 1729 sq km (668 sq miles)
2. 
a city in NE Switzerland, the capital of Zürich canton, on Lake Zürich: the largest city and industrial centre in Switzerland; centre of the Swiss Reformation; financial centre. Pop: 358 540 (2007)
3.  Lake Zürich

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Zurich

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1. 
canton of N Switzerland: 668 sq mi (1,730 sq km); pop. 1,168,000
2. 
its capital, on the Lake of Zurich: pop. 353,000
: also written Zürich
3. 
Lake oflake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zurich canton: 34 sq mi (88 sq km)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Zurich

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A city of northeast Switzerland at the northern tip of the Lake of Zurich. Founded before Roman times, Zurich was chartered in 1218 and joined the Swiss Confederation in 1351. In the 1500s, it was a center of the Swiss Reformation under the leadership of Ulrich Zwingli. Today it is the largest city in the country. Zurich is known for its international banking and financial institutions.

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