TOGGENBURG

Meaning of TOGGENBURG in English

ˈtägənˌbərg noun

Etymology: from Toggenburg, district in northeastern Switzerland

1. usually capitalized : a Swiss breed of brown hornless dairy goats with white stripes on the face

2. -s often capitalized : a goat of the Toggenburg breed

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TOGGENBURG — noun Etymology: ~, district in northeastern Switzerland Date: 1886 any of a breed of brown hornless dairy goats of Swiss …
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TOGGENBURG — noun Etymology: Toggenburg, district in northeastern Switzerland Date: 1886 : any of a breed of brown hornless dairy goats of …
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TOGGENBURG — [Tog.gen.burg] n [Toggenburg, district in northeastern Switzerland] (1886): any of a breed of brown hornless dairy goats of Swiss origin …
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TOGGENBURG — Toggenburg goat. breed of dairy goat originating in the Toggenburg valley of Switzerland. The oldest breed of dairy goat in …
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TOGGENBURG — Pronunciation: ' tä-g ə n- ˌ b ə rg Function: noun Etymology: Toggenburg, district in northeastern Switzerland Date: 1886 : …
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ZWINGLI, HULDRYCH — born Jan. 1, 1484, Wildhaus in the Toggenburg, Sankt Gallen, Switz. died Oct. 11, 1531, near Kappel Major reformer in …
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STUSSI, RUDOLF — died July 22, 1443, near Zrich Swiss burgomaster of Zrich, whose expansionist ambitions precipitated the first civil war of the …
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SANKT GALLEN — ( (German), ) French Saint-gall, canton, northeastern Switzerland, bounded north by Lake Constance (Bodensee); east by the Rhine Valley, which …
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REDING, ITAL — died 1447 Swiss politician who led hostilities against Zrich during the first civil wars of the Swiss Confederation (143940; 144350). …
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GRAUBNDEN — (German), French Grisons, Italian Grigioni, Romansh Grishun largest and most easterly canton of Switzerland; it has an area of 2,744 …
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ENGADIN — (German), French Engadine, Italian Engadina, Romansh Engiadina Swiss portion of the upper Inn (Romansh En) River valley, in Graubnden canton, …
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EKKEHARD I THE ELDER — born c. 910, , Toggenburg?, Alemannia [now in Switzerland] died Jan. 14, 973, Sankt Gallen also called Ekkehard I Of …
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