Lucerne

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English[edit]

 Canton of Lucerne on Wikipedia
 Lucerne on Wikipedia
canton of Lucerne (sense 1)

Etymology[edit]

French Lucerne, known in Swiss German as Lozärn, from Medieval Latin Lucernense, Luciaria, Lucerna, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Latin lūcǐus (pike) with the suffix -ārǐa, as in "place with a large number of pike." Popular etymology associated it with lucerna (lantern), though both words are related to lux (light).[1] Also compare Leodegar, Burgundian bishop of Autun.

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Lucerne

  1. A canton of Switzerland.
    Synonym: canton of Lucerne
  2. The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
  3. A census-designated place in Lake County, California, United States.

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  1. ^ Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen. Hrsg. vom Centre de Dialectologie an der Universität Neuenburg unter der Leitung von Andres Kristol. Frauenfeld/Lausanne 2005, S. 558.

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Lucerne ?

  1. Lucerne (the capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland)
  2. Lucerne (a canton of Switzerland, Switzerland)

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