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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).


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)

"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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One of those is Ivo Zimmermann, a communications expert who was born and raised in Zug and lived here for around 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The NGOs said the Zug court had rejected that argument.

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

Spokespeople for MoonLake, which is based in Zug, Switzerland, and is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York, did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

From Reuters Jul. 14, 2023

This monument was seen till lately in St. Oswald's Church, at Zug.

From Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

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