Schaffhausen
Americannoun
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a canton in N Switzerland. 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
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a city in and the capital of this canton, on the Rhine.
noun
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a small canton of N Switzerland. Pop: 73 900 (2002 est). Area: 298 sq km (115 sq miles)
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a town in N Switzerland, capital of Schaffhausen canton, on the Rhine. Pop: 33 628 (2000)
Example Sentences
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Fun on the slopes is what led the Swiss watch brand IWC Schaffhausen to collaborate recently with another Swiss brand, The Faction Collective, to design freestyle skis in a limited edition of 55 pairs.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023
From Stein am Rhein, you can take a boat down the Rhine to Schaffhausen, Switzerland, which is near Rheinfall, or the Rhine Falls.
From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022
"We beamed him from his office in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, to the event in Shanghai," says David Nussbaum, the boss of US holograms firm Portl.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2021
Police put the center of Schaffhausen into lockdown and launched a manhunt for the suspect they identified as 51-year-old Franz Wrousis.
From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2017
Falls of Schaffhausen, with the dashing and roaring emerald water, were quite glorious.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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