Bern

American  

[burn, bern] / bɜrn, bɛrn /

Or Berne

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.

2. a canton in W Switzerland. 2,658 sq. mi. (6,885 sq. km). Bern.

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Bern British  

/ bɜːn, bɛrn /

noun

1. the capital of Switzerland, in the W part, on the Aar River: entered the Swiss confederation in 1353 and became the capital in 1848. Pop: 122 700 (2002 est)

2. a canton of Switzerland, between the French frontier and the Bernese Alps. Capital: Bern. Pop: 950 200 (2002 est). Area: 6884 sq km (2658 sq miles)

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Bern

To reconstruct what may have happened, the scientists used the Bern SPH code, which has been developed at the University of Bern over roughly two decades.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Instead, with six minutes remaining, Helmut Rahn scored a shock winner in a victory that would become known as The Miracle of Bern.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Diplomats from several countries were meeting Saturday at a Swiss retreat in a bid to maintain dialogue on the preliminary US-Iran deal to halt the Middle East war, said Bern.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

However, "the increase in inflation has been smaller in Switzerland than in many other countries", he told a press conference in the capital Bern.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Back at Bern he wondered if it was a trap, if the moment he entered the embassy he’d be arrested.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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