Locarno

[ Italian law-kahr-naw ]

noun

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

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How to use Locarno in a sentence

It was some place near Locarno, and we looked down the lake that shone weltering—just as now we look over the sea.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George Wells
Thence a branch line would take me to Locarno and into touch with the steamboat service on Lake Maggiore.
The Passenger from Calais | Arthur Griffiths
Still three miles to Locarno, and no carriage on the road or boat on the water.
Italian Alps | Douglas William Freshfield
The Locarno train was waiting, and they went to it in silence.
The Pastor's Wife | Elizabeth von Arnim
I have business at Locarno, and have got a few days' leave to attend to it.
The Passenger from Calais | Arthur Griffiths

British Dictionary definitions for Locarno

Locarno

/ (Italian loˈkarno) /

noun

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

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