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zurich

/ˈzɜɹ.ɪk/

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What does zurich mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich.
  2. A canton of Switzerland.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈzɜɹ.ɪk/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/zʊɹ.ɪk/
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Escher and Company's large works at Zurich, among the largest cotton manufactories on the continent.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
And in reply to Winterbourne’s interrogation, “There’s Zurich,” she concluded, “I think Zurich is lovely; and we hadn’t heard half so much about it.”
Henry JamesDaisy Miller: A StudyProject Gutenberg ebook #208
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The series of Oeningen fossils could not, of course, rival that at Zurich; but it contained a great many remarkable things, including some excellent insects.
VariousThe Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915Project Gutenberg ebook #987
They arrived at Zurich just in time for "the great Schiefs-Statte fete, the most important national function of Switzerland," which was held that year at the neighbouring town of Frauenfeld.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
At Zurich, the law orders, that in cases of necessity, every one should be taxed in proportion to his revenue; the amount of which he is obliged to declare upon oath.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300