Bern
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a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
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a canton in W Switzerland. 2,658 sq. mi. (6,885 sq. km). Bern.
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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)
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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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Organized by curator emeritus Mason Klein, in collaboration with the Zentrum Paul Klee and the Kunstmuseum Bern, it begins with works from 1903 into the 1920s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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
The international project brought together researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph, the University of Bern, and several additional institutions.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
Prop Sarah Bern muscled her way over to level the scores on 20 minutes, before Meg Jones hacked on a loose ball and Ellie Kildunne gathered to stretch away on the half hour.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
“There’s an endive exporter in Palermo I have to see for a minute about a shipmen' of mushrooms to Bern that were damaged by mold.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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