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Herisau

[German hey-ri-zou]
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noun
  1. a town in and the capital of Appenzell Ausser Rhoden, in NE Switzerland.
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French Herisau [ey-ree-zoh] /eɪ riˈzoʊ/.

Appenzell Ausser Rhoden

[German ah-puh n-tsel ou-suh r rohd-n]
noun
  1. a demicanton in NE Switzerland: Protestant. 94 sq. mi. (245 sq. km). Capital: Herisau.
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  • The rich manufacturers of Trogen and Herisau and Teufen had belts and silver-mounted dress-swords.

    Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1887

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British Dictionary definitions for herisau

Herisau

noun
  1. a town in NE Switzerland, capital of Appenzell Outer Rhodes demicanton. Pop: 15 882 (2000)
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