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Thun

[ toon ]

noun

  1. a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
  2. Lake of. German Thuner See. a lake in central Switzerland, formed by a widening in the course of the Aar River. 10 miles (16 km) long.


Thun

/ tuːn /

noun

  1. a town in central Switzerland, in Bern canton on Lake Thun. Pop: 40 377 (2000)
  2. a lake in central Switzerland, formed by a widening of the Aar River. Length: about 17 km (11 miles). Width: 3 km (2 miles) German nameThuner See


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Weder sicher noch gerathen ist, etwas wider Gewissen zu thun.

Half-King was dead, and White Thun-der reigned in his stead.

To these combined glaciers the formation of the terminal moraine of Thun must be ascribed.

“The only way for a fat perthon to reform ith to run all day in the hot thun,” answered Tommy.

Thun′der-struck, struck by lightning: astonished: struck dumb; Thun′dery, indicative of thunder, or attended by it.

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