Neuchâtel

 [noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-, noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-; Fr. nœ-shah-tel]  

Neu·châ·tel

   [noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-, noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-; Fr. nœ-shah-tel]
noun
1.
a canton in W Switzerland. 166,100; 309 sq. mi. (800 sq. km).
2.
the capital of this canton, on the Lake of Neuchâtel. 36,400.
3.
Lake of, a lake in W Switzerland. 85 sq. mi. (220 sq. km).
German, Neu·en·burg  [noi-uhn-boork] .
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Neuchâtel (French nøʃɑtɛl, ˈnɔyənbʊrk)
 
—n
1.  a canton in the Jura Mountains of W Switzerland. Capital: Neuchâtel. Pop: 167 000 (2002 est). Area: 798 sq km (308 sq miles)
2.  a town in W Switzerland, capital of Neuchâtel canton, on Lake Neuchâtel: until 1848 the seat of the last hereditary rulers in Switzerland. Pop: 32 914 (2000)
3.  Lake Neuchâtel a lake in W Switzerland: the largest lake wholly in Switzerland. Area: 216 sq km (83 sq miles)

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