canton
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A winegrower by trade, Parmelin is from the French-speaking western canton of Vaud.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The light aircraft crashed high in the mountains near the town of Leukerbad in the southern canton of Valais on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Unable to find a reasonably priced house after a two-year search, the 62-year-old moved with his wife to the neighboring canton of Aargau around nine years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Their research focused on Gossau Upper Secondary School in the northeastern canton of St. Gallen, which introduced flexible school hours three years ago.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
Most peculiar of all, the bound knight’s shield carried the three thistles and the chevron, with a red canton.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
For it to pass, it would need to win not just a majority of votes cast but also majorities in more than half of Switzerland's 26 cantons.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
It’s levied annually by individual cantons on all residents, at rates reaching up to about 1% of net worth, after deductions and exclusions for certain categories of assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
More than 30 specialists drawn from several Swiss cantons are involved in the process of identifying victims, Swiss officials said Friday at a press conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
In neighbouring Switzerland, the Simplon Pass into Italy and the Great St Bernard Tunnel were closed to traffic, while two cantons were badly affected.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
But when each of the cantons interested claimed to be made the episcopal residence negotiations were at last suspended, and in 1828 six small bishoprics were erected under immediate control of Rome.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz
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