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Thun

American  
[toon] / tun /

noun

  1. a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.

  2. 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

  1. a town in central Switzerland, in Bern canton on Lake Thun. Pop: 40 377 (2000)

  2. 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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Just over a three-hour drive south, skirting the Rhine until you hit the Swiss border, heading into an Alpine gateway towards the turquoise waters of Lake Thun, footballing folklore is being scribed.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Artificial pitches in Bern and Thun will be overlaid with natural grass in June for the duration of the tournament in order to ensure conditions are the same across all venues.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

“People watch genres,” DirecTV Chief Content Officer Rob Thun said in a recent interview with The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

Mr. Thun said he thought that Frieze New York’s approachable size allowed for more “quality control.”

From New York Times • May 15, 2023

My Uncle Penrhyn paid us a visit at Thun, with his daughter Emmie and a cousin, and I afterwards joined them at Lucerne, and was their guest in a most happy excursion to Andermatt.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.