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Vaud

American  
[voh] / voʊ /

noun

  1. a canton in W Switzerland. 1,239 sq. mi. (3,210 sq. km). Lausanne.


Vaud British  
/ vo /

noun

  1. German name: Waadt.  a canton of SW Switzerland: mountainous in the southeast; chief Swiss producer of wine. Capital: Lausanne. Pop: 632 000 (2002 est). Area: 3209 sq km (1240 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"The Vaud cantonal police immediately deployed a large-scale search operation," the statement said.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

The canton of Geneva also announced a ban on pyrotechnics in indoor venues - days after Vaud became the first of Switzerland's 26 regions to take such a decision.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

The results have already been applied to new in-service training courses for teachers offered by the HEP Vaud and the University Institute of Teacher Education at the UNIGE.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2023

Across from the arcade rises the pale brick Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne, the fine arts museum for the canton of Vaud.

From New York Times Jul. 10, 2023

A Free church of Vaud now developed itself alongside of the national church, sorely oppressed and persecuted by the radical government, and spread into other Swiss cantons.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

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