Locarno

American

[law-kahr-naw] / lɔˈkɑr nɔ /

noun

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

Locarno British

/ 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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Speaking to an audience at the Locarno film festival in Switzerland on Saturday, Thompson said the then-real estate magnate called her on the day her divorce from Branagh was finalized.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

Chatrian, 51, was the artistic director of the Locarno film festival in Switzerland before moving to Berlin.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

The small town of Maggia, about 11 miles north of Locarno and off the main road, seemed to provide the perfect home-base location.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

Two recent additions are prizes he picked up in August at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

They bowed us to the door, the champion of Locarno a little coldly.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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