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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northern Switzerland on the Rhine River bordering on France and Germany. It has been an important intellectual center since the 15th century.

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  • proper noun A city in Switzerland.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a city in northwestern Switzerland

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