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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Zürich

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtsʏʁɪç

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Zurich/ˈzʊər.ɪk/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Zürich ist ein wichtiges internationales Finanzzentrum."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The largest city in Switzerland, located in the north-central part of the country, and a major global financial and cultural hub.

    "Zurich is renowned for its high quality of life and picturesque old town."
  2. 2

    A canton in northeastern Switzerland, surrounding the city of the same name.

    "She took a train trip across the canton of Zurich to see the countryside."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin name Turicum, which originates from the Celtic root Tigurinus, referring to a prehistoric settlement. Over centuries through Old High German, it evolved into Zürich, maintaining its status as the economic and cultural hub of Switzerland.

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