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Glarus

American  
[glahr-uhs, -oos] / ˈglɑr əs, -ʊs /

noun

  1. a canton in E central Switzerland. 264 sq. mi. (684 sq. km).

  2. a town in and the capital of this canton, E of Lucerne.


Glarus British  
/ ˈɡlaːrʊs /

noun

  1. an Alpine canton of E central Switzerland. Capital: Glarus. Pop: 38 400 (2002 est). Area 684 sq km (264 sq miles)

  2. a town in E central Switzerland, the capital of Glarus canton. Pop: 5556 (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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Among them were Bella Tola in the canton of Valais and Griessfirn in the canton of Glarus, both of which have now vanished permanently.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

After closing Cadence, they moved back west and settled in New Glarus, Wis., a village about 30 miles from Madison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Meanwhile in the east of the country, Canton Glarus has witnessed a surge of wild campers, driven by Instagram, looking for clickable high mountain shots.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024

“They know that child care will close. They know that families will no longer be able to work,” said Brooke Skidmore, owner of The Growing Tree child care center in New Glarus.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

See," cried the excited youth to them, "here is the road to Schwyz; here to Glarus; here Zurich.

From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Johann Jakob Hottinger

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