UNTERWALDEN

Meaning of UNTERWALDEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈu̇n-tər-ˌväl-dən ]

geographical name

former canton central Switzerland, now divided into two cantons (formerly half cantons): Nid·wal·den ˈnēt-ˌväl-dən or French Nid·wald nēd-ˈväld (capital Stans area 106 square miles or 276 square kilometers, population 35,393) & Ob·wal·den ˈȯp-ˌväl-dən or French Ob·wald ȯb-ˈväld (capital Sarnen area 189 square miles or 490 square kilometers, population 30,837)

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UNTERWALDEN — geographical name former canton central Switzerland, now divided into two cantons (formerly half cantons):
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UNTERWALDEN — Former canton, central Switzerland. It was ruled after 1173 by the Habsburg counts. In 1291, with Uri and Schwyz, it …
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UNTERWALDEN — Ger. /oon"teuhrdd vahl'deuhn/ , n. a canton in central Switzerland: divided into demicantons. Cf. Obwalden, Nidwalden .
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UNTERWALDEN — former canton, central Switzerland; it occupied the basins of the Sarner Aa (river) and the Engelberger Aa. The former canton …
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UNTERWALDEN — Former canton, central Switzerland. It was ruled after 1173 by the Habsburg counts. In 1291, with Uri and Schwyz, it …
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UNTERWALDEN — Pronunciation: ' u ̇ n-t ə r- ˌ väl-d ə n Function: geographical name former canton cen Switzerland, now divided …
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PILATUS — geographical name mountain 6983 feet (2128 meters ) central Switzerland in Unterwalden SW of Lucerne
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OBWALD — or ~en geographical name see: Unterwalden
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NIDWALD, NIDWALDEN — geographical name see: Unterwalden
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FOUR FOREST CANTONS — geographical name the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, & Lucerne in central Switzerland surrounding Lake of Lucerne
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DEMICANTON — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: French demi-canton, from demi- (from demi half) + canton : one of the two divisions into which …
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OBWALDEN — Ger. /awp"vahl'deuhn/ , n. one of the two divisions of the canton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 25,100; 189 sq. …
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NIDWALDEN — /neet"vahl'deuhn/ , n. a demicanton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 26,200; 106 sq. mi. (275 sq. km). Cap.: Stans.
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DEMICANTON — /dem'ee kan"teuhn, -ton, -kan ton"/ , n. either of the two political divisions in Switzerland into which the cantons of …
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PILATUS — geographical name mountain 6983 feet (2128 meters ) central Switzerland in Unterwalden SW of Lucerne
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OBWALD — or Obwalden — see Unterwalden
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NIDWALD, NIDWALDEN — — see Unterwalden
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FOUR FOREST CANTONS — the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, & Lucerne in central Switzerland surrounding Lake of Lucerne
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URI — canton, central Switzerland, traversed by the steep-sided valleys of the Reuss River and its tributaries. About one-half of the canton's …
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TOGGENBURG SUCCESSION — in Swiss history, a long territorial dispute that gave rise to the Old Zrich War (143650) and the Second Villmergen …
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STANS, DIET OF — (Dec. 22, 1481), agreement whereby civil war among the member states of the Swiss Confederation was averted. When the five …
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SONDERBUND — (GermanSeparatist League) formally Schutzvereinigung (Defense Union) league formed on Dec. 11, 1845, by the seven Catholic Swiss cantons (Luzern, Uri, …
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SEMPACH, BATTLE OF — (July 9, 1386), decisive victory won by the Swiss Confederation in its struggle with the Austrian Habsburgs. At Meiersholz, near …
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SCHWYZ — canton, central Switzerland, traversed by the valleys of the Muota and the Sihl. More than three-quarters of the canton is …
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OBWALDEN — half canton, central Switzerland, formerly part of the canton of Unterwalden. The half canton is drained by the Sarner River …
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NIDWALDEN — demi-canton (half canton), central Switzerland, formerly part of the canton of Unterwalden. Drained by the Engelberger Aa (river), it occupies …
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NICHOLAS OF FLE, SAINT, — born March 21?, 1417, Fleli, near Sachseln, Obwalden, Switz. died March 21, 1487, Ranft; canonized 1947; feast day in Switzerland …
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LUSSY, MELCHIOR — born 1529, Stans, Switz. died Nov. 14, 1606, Stans Roman Catholic partisan and champion of the Counter-Reformation in Switzerland who …
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LUCERNE — German Luzern, capital of Lucerne canton, central Switzerland, on the Reuss River, where it issues from the northwestern branch of …
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KAPPEL WARS — (1529 and 1531), two conflicts of the Swiss Reformation. The name derives from the monastery of Kappel, on the border …
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EVERLASTING LEAGUE — also called League Of The Three Forest Cantons, German Ewige Bund, or Dreiwaldsttterbund (Aug. 1, 1291), the inaugural confederation from …
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