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Interlaken

American  
[in-ter-lah-kuhn, in-ter-lah-kuhn] / ˈɪn tərˌlɑ kən, ˌɪn tərˈlɑ kən /

noun

  1. a town in central Switzerland between the lakes of Brienz and Thun: tourist center.


Interlaken British  
/ ˈɪntəˌlɑːkən /

noun

  1. a town and resort in central Switzerland, situated between Lakes Brienz and Thun on the River Aar. Pop: 5119 (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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In Switzerland, for example, my daughter really, really wanted to go tubing at the top of Jungfraujoch, a massive glacier 10,000 feet above sea level near Interlaken.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

The 37-page report was distilled from thousands of pages of previous assessments after a week of deliberations in Interlaken, Switzerland.

From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2023

The 70-pound Bernese mountain dog would pace his family’s home in Interlaken, N.Y., like a caged bear.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022

But they could get a sandwich trailside at the Good Roads Lunch Room in the forested ravine that is now Interlaken Park.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022

I must give up my plan of going to Interlaken to-day, as there is no possibility of getting on.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

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