Soleure

[ saw-lœr ]

/ sɔˈlœr /

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noun

French name of Solothurn.

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Words nearby Soleure

solera, Soleri, Solesmes, sole-source, sole trader, Soleure, soleus, sol-fa, solfatara, solfège, solfeggio

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Haller, whom the Reformed of Soleure had sent for, arrived, and it was a day of triumph for them.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
The first and second I sent to Strasbourg, the third to Soleure.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4)|Jules Bonnet
The traders of Berne and Soleure, accordingly, made loud and violent complaints of Hagenbach's exactions.
Anne of Geierstein, Volume I (of 2)|Sir Walter Scott
But mine is not the single wish of a single man; the whole of my canton, and that of Soleure, are determined on war.
Anne of Geierstein, Volume I (of 2)|Sir Walter Scott

In 1279 (permanently in 1352) it made an alliance with Bern, in 1344 with Soleure, and in 1382 with Fribourg.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various

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Soleure

/ (sɔlœr) /

noun

the French name for Solothurn

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