Chur
noun
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
Chur
American
[koor]
/ kʊər /
noun
Chur
1
British
/ kuːr /
noun
chur
2
British
/ tʃɜː /
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He was resuscitated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital in Chur, but passed away on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
After disembarking in St. Moritz, visiting the museum dedicated to the painter Giovanni Segantini and sightseeing for a few hours, I boarded a different Gourmino train back to Chur.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
And he sometimes bristles with righteous Roarkian anger, as when talk turns to a new facade he designed for the Grisons parliament building in Chur, Switzerland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2016
After learning of the collection in 2009, the Grisons Art Museum in Chur enlisted Remo Stoffel, a local real estate tycoon and patron, to buy it for more than $1 million.
From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2016
I was lately with the Bishop of Chur and informed myself on the subject.
From The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
In addition to this note Horsfield's nightjar emits a low soft chur, chur, chur.
From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas
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