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Locarno

American  
[law-kahr-naw] / lɔˈkɑr nɔ /

noun

  1. a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.


Locarno British  
/ loˈkarno /

noun

  1. a town in S Switzerland, in Ticino canton at the N end of Lake Maggiore: tourist resort. Pop: 14 561 (2000)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Speaking to an audience at the Locarno film festival in Switzerland on Saturday, Thompson said the then-real estate magnate called her on the day her divorce from Branagh was finalized.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2025

The small town of Maggia, about 11 miles north of Locarno and off the main road, seemed to provide the perfect home-base location.

From Washington Post Sep. 9, 2022

Two recent additions are prizes he picked up in August at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2022

The collection of international productions at Locarno in Los Angeles turn commercial narrative expectations on their head, and often bypass structured plots for more experimental concepts.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2022

We drove to Locarno in a carriage with the soldier sitting on the front seat with the driver.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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