Lausanne

American  

[loh-zan, loh-zan] / loʊˈzæn, loʊˈzan /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Vaud, in W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva.

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Lausanne British  

/ ləʊˈzæn, lozan /

noun

1. a city in W Switzerland, capital of Vaud canton, on Lake Geneva; cultural and commercial centre; university (1537). Pop: 116 300 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

During routine screening, teams at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Lausanne independently detected traces of T. pallidum and decided to investigate together.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

According to sources contacted by AFP between Wednesday and Friday, around 26 people were still in Swiss hospitals this week: 12 in Zurich, 10 in Lausanne, two in Geneva and two in Wallis.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

A spokesperson confirmed that medical and scientific director Dr. Jane Thornton updated IOC members last week at a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on the initial findings of a working group studying the issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Reber, the German collector who lived in an 18th-century estate in Lausanne filled with works by the four “essential” Cubists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“Splendid! I, too. That is to say, I go as far as Lausanne, where I have affairs. You travel on the Simplon-Orient, I presume?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie