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Lugano

British  
/ lʊˈɡɑːnəʊ /

noun

  1. a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Lugano: a financial centre and tourist resort. Pop: 26 560 (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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A familiar ethos can be found at places like London’s It’s Bagels and Ghost Bagel in Lugano, Switzerland.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

In Lugano, Switzerland, mourners gathered for the youngest among the Italian victims of the fire -- 15-year-old Sofia Prosperi.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

I walk through the centre of Lugano, down a high street where just about all the shops sell luxury stuff.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

"Interest rates in Switzerland are still very low," Jordan told an event in Lugano, southern Switzerland.

From Reuters • May 31, 2023

In another hour and a half we were steaming into beautiful Lugano.

From From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. by Wardle, J.

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