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  Zurich

  noun

  a canton in N Switzerland. 668 sq. mi. (1,730 sq. km).
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  Zürich

  noun

  a canton of NE Switzerland: mainly Protestant and German-speaking. Capital: Zürich. Pop: 342 500 (2002 est). Area: 1729 sq km (668 sq miles)

Zurich

American  

[zoor-ik] / ˈzʊər ɪk /

noun

1. a canton in N Switzerland. 668 sq. mi. (1,730 sq. km).

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

3. Lake of, a lake in N Switzerland. 25 miles (40 km) long; 34 sq. mi. (88 sq. km).

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Zürich British  

/ ˈtsyːrɪç, ˈzjʊərɪk /

noun

1. a canton of NE Switzerland: mainly Protestant and German-speaking. Capital: Zürich. Pop: 342 500 (2002 est). Area: 1729 sq km (668 sq miles)

2. a city in NE Switzerland, the capital of Zürich canton, on Lake Zürich: the largest city and industrial centre in Switzerland; centre of the Swiss Reformation; financial centre. Pop: 336 821 (1999 est)

3. a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)

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Zurich Cultural  

1. Largest city in Switzerland, situated in the northern part of the country.

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The country's commercial hub and the intellectual center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland, Zurich is known as a world banking center.

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Here in Zurich, there is no indication that he is plotting a bid.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

A move from Zurich would diminish the Swiss-ness of a bank that serves as the country’s financial standard-bearer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

So when the company recently welcomed investors to its Zurich headquarters, Coppetti knew what they were thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Stem cell transplants may be able to repair damage caused by stroke, according to researchers at the University of Zurich.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The discovery that a wild carnivore was free in their midst created an uproar among the citizens of Zurich.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

“It’s just this cute little project which became much bigger than we expected,” said Florian Kogelbauer, an author on the paper and a mechanical engineering professor at the public university ETH Zürich.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024

The result reinforces the idea that most misinformation comes from a small group of people, says Sacha Altay, an experimental psychologist at the University of Zürich not involved with the work.

From Science Magazine ● May 29, 2024

Several years ago, Holekamp’s colleague Lily Johnson-Ulrich, a cognitive ecologist from the University of Zürich, drove into the city of Mekele in northern Ethiopia, where hyenas have lived alongside people for hundreds of years.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2024

Since 2019, Harrell has been the in-house director of Schauspielhaus Zürich, leading his own dance ensemble.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

After leaving Detmold he successively resided in Hamburg, Zürich, and Baden-Baden, though most of his time has been spent in Vienna, where he has directed the Singakademie and the concerts of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde.

From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton

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