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Oberland

American  
[oh-ber-land, oh-buhr-lahnt] / ˈoʊ bərˌlænd, ˈoʊ bərˌlɑnt /

noun

  1. a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.


Oberland British  
/ ˈəʊbəˌlænd /

noun

  1. the lower parts of the Bernese Alps in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton

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Elsewhere in Switzerland, above the resort of Kandersteg, in the Bernese Oberland region, a rockface has become unstable, threatening the village.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

In Valais and Bernese Oberland, tourists heading for ski holidays were hit by the disruption.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

The most ambitious Alpine jaunt was undertaken by Byron and his visiting Cambridge chum Hobhouse, into the breathtaking Bernese Oberland.

From New York Times • May 27, 2011

Old military bunkers in the Bernese Oberland now serve as maximum-security vaults for nervous Europeans.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2010

This is the heart of the 113 Bernese Oberland.

From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

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