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  Chur

  noun

  a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
• chur
  chur

  an informal expression of agreement

Chur

American  

[koor] / kʊər /

noun

1. a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.

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Chur ¹ British  

/ kuːr /

noun

1. French name: Coire.  Ancient name: Curia Rhaetorum.  a city in E Switzerland, capital of Graubünden canton. Pop: 32 989 (2000)

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chur ² British  

/ tʃɜː /

1. an informal expression of agreement

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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

"I grew up here in Chur," she says.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 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

Museum director Stephan Kunz and his predecessor, Beat Stutzer, who organised the original deal with Stoffel that brought the collection to Chur, also declined comment, citing the legal proceedings.

From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2016

This tourist had set out from Chur in the diligence.

From Samuel Brohl and Company by Cherbuliez, Victor

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