Pronunciation: ' a-p ə n- ˌ zel, ' ä-p ə n(t)- ˌ sel
Function: geographical name
former canton NE Switzerland, now divided into Appenzell Inner Rhodes \ ' r ō dz \ or G Appenzell Inner Rho · den \ ' i-n ə (r)- ' r ō -d ə n \ (capital Appenzell area 67 sq mi or 174 sq km, pop 15,000) & Appenzell Outer Rhodes or G Appenzell Aus · ser Rhoden \ ' au ̇ -s ə (r) \ (capital Herisau area 94 sq mi or 243 sq km, pop 53,200), which function as cantons