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)
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“Most people are left behind,” said Dolfi Müller, 71, a Zug native and former mayor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Around 4,000 Zug residents move away each year, meaning that a quarter of the canton’s population left over the past decade.
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
The circumstances before then were even more grim, Zug said.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2024
The number of signers required to make the petition effective varies from 500 in Zug to 6,000 in St. Gall.
From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg
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