Thurgau

American  

[toor-gou] / ˈtur gaʊ /

noun

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

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Thurgau British  

/ ˈtuːrɡau /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

"We will be as quick as possible, rely upon it, Fr�ulein von Thurgau."

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

"Let me add my good wishes to the rest, Fr�ulein von Thurgau," he said.

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

"Do you consider that as a matter of course, Fr�ulein von Thurgau?"

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)