Thun

American

[toon] / tun /

noun

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

Thun British

/ tuːn /

noun

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

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Set against the backdrop of Switzerland's iconic mountainous landscape, the tournament will take place across eight cities: Basel, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St Gallen, Sion, Lucerne and Thun.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

The tournament begins on Wednesday as Iceland play Finland in Thun in the 17:00 BST game, with the temperature forecast to be 28C.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

DirecTV Chief Content Officer Rob Thun also said that Disney’s general counsel asked DirecTV to waive any legal claims against Disney that allege antitrust behavior as part of any distribution deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2024

“She’s having a moment, and it makes sense to show her,” Mr. Thun said.

From New York Times • May 15, 2023

Thun the kynge sayde, is my sonne deed or hurt, or on the yerthe felled? no sir, quoth the knyght, but he is hardely matched, wherefore he hath nede of your ayde.

From Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) by Various

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