Glarus
Americannoun
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a canton in E central Switzerland. 264 sq. mi. (684 sq. km).
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a town in and the capital of this canton, E of Lucerne.
noun
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an Alpine canton of E central Switzerland. Capital: Glarus. Pop: 38 400 (2002 est). Area 684 sq km (264 sq miles)
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a town in E central Switzerland, the capital of Glarus canton. Pop: 5556 (2000)
Example Sentences
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After closing Cadence, they moved back west and settled in New Glarus, Wis., a village about 30 miles from Madison.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Meanwhile in the east of the country, Canton Glarus has witnessed a surge of wild campers, driven by Instagram, looking for clickable high mountain shots.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024
He likened his candidacy to a “strong Wisconsin beer,” holding up a bottle of Spotted Cow from New Glarus Brewing Co. and compared Johnson to a bottle of Bud Light.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2022
The daughter of a tenant farmer and a homemaker, Boss grew up in New Glarus, a Wisconsin village populated mostly by Swiss immigrants, including her father.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021
They had written the same to Zurich, where hurrying envoys from Glarus, Appenzel, the Three Cantons, Solothurn and Freiburg arrived every hour with plans for a settlement of the difficulties.
From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob
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