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Grisons
[ French gree-zawn ]
noun
- a canton in E Switzerland. 2,747 sq. mi. (7,115 sq. km). : Chur.
Grisons
/ ɡrizɔ̃ /
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Compelled to flee from their native land, they naturally took refuge in Switzerland or in the Grisons.
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He became a convert to the Gospel through conversations with Melanchthon, abandoned his diocese, and retired among the Grisons.
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In 1418 they were found in Switzerland, and in the country of the Grisons; and in 1422 they made their appearance in Italy.
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In 1481, cockchafers committed great ravages in the Grisons.
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The population of the Grisons in the sixteenth century held regular meetings not less licentious than those of the Cossacks.
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