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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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In 2022, Switzerland's federal criminal court in Bellinzona cleared the two after accepting their account of a "gentlemen's agreement" for the payment.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

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

The Swiss Federal Criminal Court said Valcke, al-Khelaïfi and a third defendant, marketing executive Dinos Deris, all were in court in Bellinzona for the start of the appeal case.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2022

At the upper end, the Ticino, that furious radical river, has filled in a large arm, which once spread far away up the valley towards Bellinzona.

From Science in Arcady by Allen, Grant