Zug
Americannoun
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a canton in central Switzerland. 92 sq. mi. (238 sq. km).
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the capital of this canton, on the Lake of Zug.
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Lake of, a lake in this canton. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
noun
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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)
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a town in N central Switzerland, the capital of Zug canton, on Lake Zug. Pop: 22 973 (2000)
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a lake in N central Switzerland, in Zug and Schwyz cantons. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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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
Business leaders and politicians gathered in Zug one May evening to debate the referendum at a polished event space perched above the city, a manicured mélange of medieval buildings and glass-and-steel high-rises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
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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