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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)

"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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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

The case now moves to the Federal Criminal Court in the southern Swiss city of Bellinzona.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

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 85-year-old Blatter and 66-year-old Platini now face a trial at federal criminal court in Bellinzona.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

On their way home from the scene of their treachery, the Swiss crowned their evil repute by seizing Bellinzona and the valley of the Ticino, which has remained one of their cantons.

From Lectures on Modern history by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton

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