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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

In just a few hours spent in the resort town of Locarno, just about six miles from the border with Italy, it was clear that Ticino’s reputation as the sunniest canton was completely warranted.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

The collection of international productions at Locarno in Los Angeles turn commercial narrative expectations on their head, and often bypass structured plots for more experimental concepts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 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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