Biel
Americannoun
noun
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French name: Bienne. a town in NW Switzerland, on Lake Biel. Pop: 48 655 (2000)
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German name: Bielersee. a lake in NW Switzerland: remains of lake dwellings were discovered here in the 19th century. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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“It doesn’t feel like it’s a peak for Ross,” says Biel.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Value really resonates in this inflation era,” says Biel.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Biel, Switzerland-based Swatch is led by the family of Nicolas Hayek, credited with saving Swiss watchmaking in the 1980s from the threat of low-cost quartz models from Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
I went to the TV Guide Awards that year with my friend, actor Ben Salisbury, and I met Jessica Biel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Biel of Tubingen, 'the last of the Schoolmen', lived till 1495.
From The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London by P. S. (Percy Stafford) Allen
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