Thurgau

American

[toor-gau] / ˈtur gaʊ /

noun

a canton in NE Switzerland. 388 sq. mi. (1,005 sq. km). Frauenfeld.

Thurgau British

/ ˈtuːrɡau /

noun

French name: Thurgovie. a canton of NE Switzerland, on Lake Constance: annexed by the confederated Swiss states in 1460. Capital: Frauenfeld. Pop: 229 800 (2002 est). Area: 1007 sq km (389 sq miles)

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After a week-long training camp in Portugal, Wales will arrive in Switzerland on 29 June where the team will be based Lipperswil and Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025

Baron Thurgau, meanwhile, stood quietly on the balcony observing the course of affairs.

From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

Thurgau immediately remembered the name which he had heard mentioned in no flattering fashion by the comrades of the young superintendent, whose attractive exterior seemed only to confirm the Freiherr in his mistrust of him.

From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

"Only the Baroness Thurgau and Herr Waltenberg," was the reply.

From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

"No human being could ever get well and strong in that elegant and tiresome haunt of fashion," Thurgau declared, contemptuously.

From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

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