Bernina

American

[ber-nee-nuh, ber-nee-nah] / bərˈni nə, bɛrˈni nɑ /

noun

a mountain in SE Switzerland, in the Rhaetian Alps. 13,295 feet (4,050 meters).

Bernina British

/ berˈnina, bəˈniːnə /

noun

a mountain in SE Switzerland, the highest peak of the Bernina Alps in the S Rhaetian Alps. Height: 4049 m (13 284 ft)

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Bernina

Karen’s Bernina sewing machine was struggling, so I disassembled the motor and turned down the commutator on the lathe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

The attack took place at a daycare in the Bernina shopping centre on Berninastrasse.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024

Using hard X-rays at the Bernina experimental station, the team studied the motion of atoms within the lattice.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023

There are also virtual classes on such topics as jewelry-making and mastering the Bernina sewing machine.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2021

“I was talking to the sigñorina,” he explained, using his native tongue, for he was born on the Italian side of the Bernina.

From The Silent Barrier by Louis Tracy

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