Zug

American  

[tsook] / tsuk /

noun

1. a canton in central Switzerland. 92 sq. mi. (238 sq. km).

2. the capital of this canton, on the Lake of Zug.

3. Lake of, a lake in this canton. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).

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Zug British  

/ tsuːk /

noun

1. a canton of N central Switzerland: the smallest Swiss canton; mainly German-speaking and Roman Catholic; joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352. Capital: Zug. Pop: 102 200 (2002 est). Area: 239 sq km (92 sq miles)

2. a town in N central Switzerland, the capital of Zug canton, on Lake Zug. Pop: 22 973 (2000)

3. a lake in N central Switzerland, in Zug and Schwyz cantons. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Two of the islanders travelled to Switzerland for a September hearing at the court in Zug, where Holcim is headquartered, to determine whether it would consider the complaint.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Unlike the Oklahoma proposal, the Indiana bill was trying to implement a "speed bump," argued Zug.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025

"UBS is not too big - size is not only about the relationship of the balance sheet to the country's GDP," Ermotti told an event in Zug, Switzerland.

From Reuters • Sep. 5, 2023

Authorities in the canton of Zug said seven people - four women and three men, aged between 28 and 62 - were in the balloon’s basket in the village of Huenenberg, southwest of Zurich.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2023

The event in Zug was not quite so peaceful.

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