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1. (n.) Schaffhausen
a canton in N Switzerland. 70,700; 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).

2. Schaffhausen
the capital of this canton. 34,000.

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1. schaffhausen
a canton in the extreme N. of Switzerland, surrounded NE. and W. by Baden; the Rhine flanks it on the S.; is hilly, with fertile valleys sloping to the Rhine, and is chiefly given up to agriculture. The capital, Schaffhausen (19), occupies a picturesque site on the Rhine, 31 m. NW. of Constance; has a 12th-century cathedral, an interesting old castle, &c. The famous falls, the finest on the Rhine, are 3 m. below the town.

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