Graubünden

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Graubünden.

Proper noun

Graubünden

1. A canton of Switzerland (the German name)

   Synonyms: canton of Graubünden, (the French name) Grisons, canton of Grisons

Translations

canton — see Grisons

German

Kanton Graubünden

Alternative forms

• GR (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH)

Etymology

grau (“grey”) + Bund (“league”), related to the French name Grisons. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaʊ̯ˈbʏndən/

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• Hyphenation: Grau‧bün‧den

Proper noun

Graubünden n (proper noun, genitive Graubündens or (optionally with an article) Graubünden)

1. Grisons (a canton of Switzerland)

   Synonym: Kanton Graubünden

Derived terms

• Graubündner
• graubündnerisch

See also

• (cantons of Switzerland) Schweizer Kantone; Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genf, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Neuenburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Tessin, Thurgau, Uri, Waadt, Wallis, Zug, Zürich ^{(Category: de:Cantons of Switzerland)}

Further reading

• “Graubünden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Graubünden” in Duden online
• “Graubünden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon