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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

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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

Mr May is known to have a love of Lucerne, the Bernese Oberland and the resort of Zermatt, with its views of the Matterhorn.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2016

The most ambitious Alpine jaunt was undertaken by Byron and his visiting Cambridge chum Hobhouse, into the breathtaking Bernese Oberland.

From New York Times May 27, 2011

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

From The Guardian Oct. 9, 2010

Geneva, Chamounix, the Oberland, the Righi, the Lakes, the journey home by B�le, successively claimed my admiration.

From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Gounod, Charles

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