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Aargau

American  
[ahr-gou] / ˈɑr gaʊ /

noun

  1. a canton in northern Switzerland. 542 sq. mi. (1,400 sq. km). Aarau.


Aargau British  
/ ˈaːrɡau /

noun

  1. French name: Argovie.  a canton in N Switzerland. Capital: Aarau. Pop: 556 200 (2002 est). Area: 1404 sq km (542 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Unable to find a reasonably priced house after a two-year search, the 62-year-old moved with his wife to the neighboring canton of Aargau around nine years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

After conservationists dug hundreds of new ponds in the state of Aargau, amphibian numbers significantly increased.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2022

In 1999 Aargau decided that a mass conservation effort was needed to combat the loss of amphibians.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2022

There have been reports of diseases from the cantons: Ticino, Geneva, Grisons, Aargau, Zurich, Basel-City and Vaud.

From The Guardian Feb. 28, 2020

He died at Baden in Aargau on the 1st of December 1865.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various

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