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neuchatel

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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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Neu·châ·tel   (nōō'shə-těl', nyōō'-, nɶ-shä-)   
A narrow lake of northwest Switzerland near the French border. It is in a picturesque region with notable vineyards.
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