Lausanne

English

Etymology

From French Lausanne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləʊˈzæn/
• IPA^(key): /loʊˈzæn/

Proper noun

Lausanne

1. A city and district in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language.

Translations

city

• Armenian: Լոզան (hy) (Lozan)
• Franco-Provençal: Losena
• French: Lausanne (fr) f
• German: Lausanne (de) n
• Italian: Losanna f
• Latin: Lausanna f, Lausōna f, Lausōnium n, Lausodunum
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• Persian: لوزان (lozân)
• Romansch: Losanna
• Russian: Лоза́нна (ru) f (Lozánna)
• Spanish: Lausana (es) f
• Turkish: Lozan (tr)

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French

Etymology

From the Roman name, Latin Lausanna or Lausōnium, connected to *lausa (“slab”), named after a cult stone that could be seen near Lausanne until the 19^th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.zan/

Proper noun

Lausanne f

1. A city and district in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language.