Vaud

[ voh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Vaud

/ vo /

a canton of SW Switzerland: mountainous in the southeast; chief Swiss producer of wine. Capital: Lausanne. Pop: 632 000 (2002 est). Area: 3209 sq km (1240 sq miles) German nameWaadt

Law and order are not to be lightly trifled with in Switzerland, least of all in the Canton de Vaud.

Having mastered the Pays de Vaud, he governed with moderation.

He extended his labours to the cantons of Neuchtel and Vaud.

Bern had never been contented with the position in which it stood to Geneva after its conquest of the Pays de Vaud.

Bern had conquered the greater part of the Pays de Vaud in the late war.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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