canton

Example Sentences

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Switzerland has 134 Leopard 2 tanks in service, some of which were used in training exercises by the country's Tank School 21 in the northwestern canton of Jura this week.

From Reuters

The protest by a man in a T-shirt reading "Agir Ensemble", or "Let's Act Together", occurred during an interview between the TV presenter and a winning candidate for the canton of Geneva's seven-member governing council.

From Reuters

Police from the Swiss canton of Uri were called to the scene removed the protesters after 30 minutes.

From Reuters

Costa Rica’s Association of Professionals in Economic Sciences in January found a strong correlation between low levels of development and high homicide rates in the most violent cantons like Limon.

From Seattle Times

The banker is from the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino.

From Reuters