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St. Gallen

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[gah-luhn] / ˈgɑ lən /

noun

  1. a canton in NE Switzerland. 777 sq. mi. (2,010 sq. km).

  2. a city in and the capital of this canton.


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Among the estimated 3,500 Welsh fans in St. Gallen were representatives of the Wales women's walking football squad.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

The clinical partner, the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, is also interested.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Two Swiss cantons - southern Ticino and northern St. Gallen - already have similar laws.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2023

The lawsuit was filed by the law firm Quinn Emanuel in the city of St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland on Wednesday, FT said.

From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2023

Faithfully given from a description of the solemnity, in the archives of St. Gallen, printed in Kessler's 'Life of J. J. Bernet.'

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav