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Oberland

American  
[oh-ber-land, oh-buhr-lahnt] / ˈoʊ bərˌlænd, ˈoʊ bərˌlɑnt /

noun

  1. a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.


Oberland British  
/ ˈəʊbəˌlænd /

noun

  1. the lower parts of the Bernese Alps in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton

"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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Elsewhere in Switzerland, above the resort of Kandersteg, in the Bernese Oberland region, a rockface has become unstable, threatening the village.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025

In Valais and Bernese Oberland, tourists heading for ski holidays were hit by the disruption.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

There we picked up route No. 61, the Bernese Oberland route, and the start of the climb up the 6,400-foot-high Grosse Scheidegg Pass.

From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2011

Old military bunkers in the Bernese Oberland now serve as maximum-security vaults for nervous Europeans.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2010

In the glaciers of the Tyrol and of the Oberland I have seen examples of this kind; but the three principal sources of the veins are, I think, those stated above.

From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall

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