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Aargau

American  
[ahr-gau] / 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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Media reports said an army helicopter was deployed in the cantonal capital, Aargau, as well as numerous police officers, rescue workers and medical teams.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

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

In 1712 the town succeeded Baden in Aargau as the meeting-place of the Federal Diet, and continued to be the capital of the Confederation till its transformation in 1798.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

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