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Bern

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɜː^rn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bûrn; Ger. ben)

Bern (bûrn; Ger. bern),USA pronunciation n.

Place Namesa city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton. 149,800.
Place Namesa canton in W Switzerland. 992,000;
2658 sq. mi. (6885 sq. km). Cap.: Bern.

Also, Berne.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Bern /bɜːn; German: bɛrn/ n

the capital of Switzerland, in the W part, on the Aar River: entered the Swiss confederation in 1353 and became the capital in 1848. Pop: 358 481 (2015 est)
a canton of Switzerland, between the French frontier and the Bernese Alps. Capital: Bern. Pop: 950 200 (2002 est). Area: 6884 sq km (2658 sq miles)

French name: Berne /bɛrn/

'Bern' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bairn - Jura - Oberland - Switzerland - Thun - barn - Berne - Bernese - Brienz - Dietrich von Bern - meringue - New Bern - Universal Postal Union - Sarnen - Schröder-Bernstein theorem - Simmental

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