Definitions for schaffhausen
ˌʃɑfˈhaʊ zənschaffhausen

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1. Schaffhausennoun

   A canton of Switzerland

2. Schaffhausennoun

   A city in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Schaffhausen

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1. Schaffhausen

   Schaffhausen (German: [ʃafˈhaʊzn̩] (listen); Alemannic German: Schafuuse; French: Schaffhouse; Italian: Sciaffusa; Romansh: Schaffusa), historically known in English as Shaffhouse, is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 36,000 as of December 2016. It is located right next to the shore of the High Rhine; it is one of four Swiss towns located on the northern side of the Rhine, along with Neuhausen am Rheinfall, the historic Neunkirch, and medieval Stein am Rhein. The old town has many fine Renaissance era buildings decorated with exterior frescos and sculpture, as well as the old canton fortress, the Munot. Schaffhausen is also a railway junction of Swiss and German rail networks. One of the lines connects the town with the nearby Rhine Falls in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Europe's largest waterfall, a tourist attraction. The official language of Schaffhausen is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

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1. Schaffhausen

   Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 34,587 as of December 2008. The old portion of the city has many fine Renaissance era buildings decorated with exterior frescos and sculpture, as well as the impressive old canton fortress, the Munot. A train runs out of town to the nearby Rhine Falls in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Europe's largest waterfall, a tourist attraction.

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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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1. Schaffhausen

   Literal German for “sheep-houses” or pens.

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1. SCHAFFHAUSEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Schaffhausen is ranked #149395 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Schaffhausen surname appeared 110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Schaffhausen.
   
   97.2% or 107 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of schaffhausen in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of schaffhausen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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