Zermatt

American  

[tser-maht] / tsɛrˈmɑt /

noun

1. a village in S Switzerland, near the Matterhorn: resort. 5,315 feet (1,620 meters) above sea level.

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Zermatt British  

/ tsɛrˈmat /

noun

1. a village and resort in S Switzerland, in Valais canton at the foot of the Matterhorn: cars are not allowed in the area. Pop: 5988 (2000)

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Example Sentences

The bodies of five skiers have been found by rescuers near Switzerland's luxury Zermatt resort.

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In a separate incident on Friday night, Air Zermatt was also involved in a challenging mountain rescue on the Fiescherhörner, where four alpinists were stranded amid fog and high winds.

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On Thursday, road and rail routes were cut off into the resort of Zermatt in the southern canton of Valais and tourists and residents were told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes.

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Road and rail routes were cut off into the resort of Zermatt in the southern canton of Valais; power was cut throughout Thursday and mobile phone networks were badly disrupted.

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The Swiss ski resort of Zermatt was cut off and tourists and residents were told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes because of heavy snow in the Alps on Thursday.

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