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1. (n.) Lausanne
the capital of Vaud, in W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva. 123,700.
Etymology: (1910–15; by shortening)
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1. (noun) Lausanne
a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
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1. lausanne
a picturesque town on the slopes of the Jura, 1 m. from the N. shore of Lake Geneva, is the capital of the Swiss canton of Vaud; noted for its educational institutions and museums, and for its magnificent Protestant cathedral; it has little industry, but considerable trade, and is a favourite tourist resort; here took place the disputation between Calvin, Farel, and Viret, and here Gibbon wrote the "Decline and Fall."
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