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Winterthur

American  
[vin-ter-toor, vin-tuhr-toor] / ˈvɪn tərˌtʊər, ˈvɪn tərˌtur /

noun

  1. a city in Zurich canton, in N Switzerland, NE of Zurich.


Winterthur British  
/ ˈvɪntərtuːr /

noun

  1. an industrial town in NE central Switzerland, in Zürich canton: has the largest technical college in the country. Pop: 90 483 (2000)

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The initiative is run by researchers from the University of Delaware in collaboration with Delaware's Winterthur Museum.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2024

“He had a one-track mind,” his daughter, Bettina Stefanini, said in an interview from Winterthur.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023

The group divests Winterthur to French insurer AXA.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2022

In the tour of those glowing Winterthur rooms, with their rare pieces, beautiful carpets and fresh flowers, you see standout examples of du Pont’s eye for mixing beauty of decoration with expert collecting.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2022

On le vit entrer dans sa ville de Winterthur.

From Gibbon by Morison, James Cotter