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Bern

Bern

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The capital city of Switzerland where the country's government works
  • proper noun
  • /bɜrn/
: Berna
  • As the seat of the Swiss government, Bern plays a crucial role in the country’s political landscape.
  • Bern, Switzerland
  • University of Bern
  • office in Bern

Examples

  • It would have been so much better if we'd just stayed in Bern.

  • During World War II, Allen W. Dulles served as the Bern station chief for the Office of Strategic Services.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I came across it in Bern, where I live.

  • Sources of funding: Bern University Hospital and University of Bern.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Still young, he has unfortunately left Bern and the diplomatic service a few weeks ago.

    Academic text (1997)
  • It started in Bern, Switzerland, 1999.

  • Gumbold's telephoned from Bern to say his client has consented to see me.

  • In 1980, an art enthusiast's African art collection was shown at the Kunstmuseum Bern (Switzerland).

    Academic text (2006)
  • The American legation in Bern supervised no less than seven consulates, and its staff grew gradually as the war progressed.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Improved models allowed Broecker's warning to be tested in 1997 by Thomas Stocker and Andreas Schmittner in Bern, Switzerland.

    Academic text (2002)

Idioms

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Have strong excitement and support for Bernie Sanders, his ideas or campaign

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Bern gets its name from a story about a bear: one popular tale says the city's founder named the place after the first animal he killed, a 'bear'. That's why a bear is the city's symbol and appears on its flag, and it helps you remember that Bern is the capital of Switzerland.