Bellinzona

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English[edit]

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Bellinzona

Etymology[edit]

From Italian Bellinzona, from Latin Bilitiō, Bilitiōnem, from a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛlɪnˈzəʊnə/, enPR: bĕl'ĭn-zōʹnə
  • Rhymes: -əʊnə
  • Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧zo‧na

Proper noun[edit]

Bellinzona

  2. A municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland.
  4. A district of Ticino canton, Switzerland.

Translations[edit]

German[edit]

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Bellinzona

Proper noun[edit]

Bellinzona n (proper noun, genitive Bellinzonas or (optionally with an article) Bellinzona)

  1. Bellinzona (a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland)
  2. Bellinzona (a district of Ticino canton, Switzerland)

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”. First attested in Latin in 590, as Bilitiō, developed into Italian through the accusative Bilitiōnem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bel.linˈt͡so.na/
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧zó‧na

Proper noun[edit]

Bellinzona f

  1. Bellinzona (a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland)
  2. Bellinzona (a district of Ticino canton, Switzerland)
    Synonym: Bellinzonese m

Derived terms[edit]

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