Lausanne

American  

[loh-zan, loh-zan] / loʊˈzæn, loʊˈzan /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Vaud, in W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva.

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Lausanne British  

/ ləʊˈzæn, lozan /

noun

1. a city in W Switzerland, capital of Vaud canton, on Lake Geneva; cultural and commercial centre; university (1537). Pop: 116 300 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

“Animals and pathogens do not care about political borders,” said Jérôme Gippet, a biologist at the University of Fribourg and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and the study’s lead author.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

During routine screening, teams at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Lausanne independently detected traces of T. pallidum and decided to investigate together.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Arturo Bris, a professor of finance at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, has voiced concerns about a potential artificial intelligence technology bubble.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Reber, the German collector who lived in an 18th-century estate in Lausanne filled with works by the four “essential” Cubists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

This was the letter that was inside 18th September Flat 1 312 Lausanne Road London N8 0208 7364321.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon