Valais

American  

[va-le, va-ley] / vaˈlɛ, væˈleɪ /

noun

1. a canton in SW Switzerland. 2,021 sq. mi. (5,235 sq. km). Sion.

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Valais British  

/ valɛ /

noun

1. German name: Wallis.  a canton of S Switzerland: includes the entire valley of the upper Rhône and the highest peaks in Switzerland; produces a quarter of Switzerland's hydroelectricity. Capital: Sion. Pop: 281 000 (2002 est). Area: 5231 sq km (2020 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The Swiss canton of Valais has now banned pyrotechnic devices in all indoor public venues.

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The Swiss canton of Valais has banned pyrotechnic devices in all indoor public venues following the devastating fire at a bar on New Year's Eve where 40 people were killed and 116 were injured.

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Crans-Montana is in the Swiss canton of Valais, where fire-safety inspections are the responsibility of Mayor Feraud and his colleagues, and they are supposed to happen every 12 months.

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This was echoed by Romy Biner, the mayor of neighbouring upmarket resort Zermatt, who told local media that many communities in the canton of Valais did not have the required resources to inspect so many premises.

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At Friday's memorial service, the president of Valais, Matthias Reynard, was close to tears as he promised a "strict and independent" investigation, warning that "relevant political authorities" would be held accountable.

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