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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)

"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 Zurich cantonal police force said it was cooperating with Winterthur municipal police, the Swiss Federal Railways' transport police, and hospital, ambulance and rescue services in the operation.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

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

From BBC Apr. 25, 2024

Melanie has given paintings to the art restoration department at Winterthur Museum in Delaware for its trainees to practice on.

From Washington Post Apr. 18, 2023

Hannes Keller was born on Sept. 20, 1934, in Winterthur, Switzerland.

From New York Times Jan. 13, 2023

Besides these, there were sixty-five burghers of the capital, eleven of Winterthur, and 410 men of the canton.

From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Johann Jakob Hottinger

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