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Interlaken

American

[in-ter-lah-kuhn, in-ter-lah-kuhn] / ˈɪn tərˌlɑ kən, ˌɪn tərˈlɑ kən /

noun

a town in central Switzerland between the lakes of Brienz and Thun: tourist center.

Interlaken British

/ ˈɪntəˌlɑːkən /

noun

a town and resort in central Switzerland, situated between Lakes Brienz and Thun on the River Aar. Pop: 5119 (2000)

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Interlaken

In Switzerland, for example, my daughter really, really wanted to go tubing at the top of Jungfraujoch, a massive glacier 10,000 feet above sea level near Interlaken.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

The 37-page report was distilled from thousands of pages of previous assessments after a week of deliberations in Interlaken, Switzerland.

From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2023

Beyond Asia it also did well, stunning the Interlaken tourist board which has described the show's reach as "phenomenal".

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2021

Supernatural Lake, in Interlaken, N.Y., on Cayuga Lake, will be open until the end of October.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020

Of Interlaken the diary preserves nothing worth transcribing.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe

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