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Definitions for Lausanne
loʊˈzænlau·sanne
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Princeton's WordNet
Lausannenoun
a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
Wiktionary
Lausannenoun
A city, and district in west Switzerland, where French is the main language.
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Lausanne
Lausanne (, US also , French: [lɔzan], German: [loˈzan]; Arpitan: Losena [lɔˈzəna] (listen); Italian: Losanna; Romansh: Losanna) is the capital city and biggest town of the canton of Vaud in Romandy, Switzerland. It is situated on the shores of Lake Léman (French: le Léman or Lac Léman). It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura Mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located 62 kilometres (38.5 miles) northeast of Geneva. The municipality of Lausanne has a population of about 140,000, making it the fourth largest city in Switzerland, with the entire agglomeration area having about 420,000 inhabitants (as of January 2019). The metropolitan area of Lausanne-Geneva (including Vevey-Montreux, Yverdon-les-Bains, Valais and foreign parts), commonly designated as Arc lemanique was over 1.3 million inhabitants in 2017 and is the fastest growing in Switzerland.Lausanne is a focus of international sport, hosting the International Olympic Committee (which has recognized the city as the "Olympic Capital" since 1994), the Court of Arbitration for Sport and some 55 international sport associations. It lies in a noted wine-growing region. The city has a 28-station metro system, making it the smallest city in the world to have a rapid transit system. Lausanne hosted the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
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lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva. It is the capital city of the canton of Vaud and the fourth largest city in the country. Lausanne is known for being a major educational and cultural center, housing the International Olympic Committee headquarters and also known for its old town known as "La Cité".
Wikidata
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva. It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located 62 km northeast of Geneva. Lausanne has a population of 129,383, making it the fourth largest city of the country, with the entire agglomeration area having 336,400 inhabitants. The Metropolitan Area of Lausanne-Geneva is over 1.2 million inhabitants. The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee are located in Lausanne – the IOC officially recognizes the city as the Olympic Capital – as are the headquarters of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It lies in the middle of a wine-growing region. The city has a 28-station metro system, making it the smallest city in the world to have a rapid transit system.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Lausanne in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Lausanne in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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The plan right now is to run a 200 in Lausanne( July 5) and another 200 in Monaco( July 20).
I met with the (sports) minister (Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah) here in Lausanne. He is a very intelligent man but he is determined this has become a personal issue. He cannot see reality. We have to try to make him see what reality is.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
And the agreement that is being formed in Lausanne.
I will fly there Vitaly Mutko to meet with them( FIBA) and take care of the situation. You can't deal with Russia like this, we will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. I don't see anything that could get in the way of this. Yes the situation is not very nice, but there is no interference.
The border World War I refers to -- the Turkish-Syria border -- was established in 1923 with the Treaty of Lausanne and the founding of the Republic of Turkey. The exception to this is the province of Hatay, which passed from Syrian to Turkish control following a referendum.
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