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LAUSANNE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Lausanne" is a part of...):

Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The last letter was from the Hôtel National at Lausanne.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

How would Lausanne do, my dear Watson—first-class tickets and all expenses paid on a princely scale?

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The last check but one paid her bill at Lausanne, but it was a large one and probably left her with cash in hand.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)