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Bellinzona

American  
[bel-in-zoh-nuh, bel-leen-tsaw-nah] / ˌbɛl ɪnˈzoʊ nə, ˌbɛl linˈtsɔ nɑ /

noun

  1. a town in and the capital of Ticino, in S Switzerland.


Bellinzona British  
/ bellinˈtsona /

noun

  1. a town in SE central Switzerland, capital of Ticino canton. Pop: 16 463 (2000)

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The three-judge panel in Bellinzona, which is home to the Swiss federal criminal court, is to hear arguments in the case through the end of April.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Human rights groups believe the trial, taking place in the southern Swiss city of Bellinzona, could be a warning to repressive governments everywhere that the arm of the law can be very long indeed.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2024

During the appeal trial at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, prosecutors expanded the indictment to include crimes against humanity.

From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2023

The case now heads to the federal criminal court in the southern Swiss city of Bellinzona.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Two days after crossing St. Gothard, we saw a company of abject-looking creatures, eating their dinner by the road-side, near Bellinzona.

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