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Ticino

American  
[ti-chee-noh, tee-chee-naw] / tɪˈtʃi noʊ, tiˈtʃi nɔ /

noun

  1. a canton in S Switzerland. 1,086 sq. mi. (2,813 sq. km). Bellinzona.


Ticino British  
/ tiˈtʃiːno /

noun

  1. German name: Tessin.  a canton in S Switzerland: predominantly Italian-speaking and Roman Catholic; mountainous. Capital: Bellinzona. Pop: 314 600 (2002 est). Area: 2810 sq km (1085 sq miles)

  2. a river in S central Europe, rising in S central Switzerland and flowing southeast and west to Lake Maggiore, then southeast to the River Po. Length: 248 km (154 miles)

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Two Swiss cantons - southern Ticino and northern St. Gallen - already have similar laws.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Chinese windmill palms grow in Ticino, Switzerland, which is known for its balmy weather.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2023

Jordan defended the central bank's commitment to price stability, which he defined as inflation below 2% but in positive territory, in the article in Swiss newspaper Corriere del Ticino.

From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2023

Lake Maggiore and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Lombardy and Piedmont, and the Swiss canton of Ticino.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

It is just a tower, after all, like so many other towers in the Ticino, this southern part of Switzerland.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech