Vaduz
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- proper noun
- The capital city of Vaduz is known for its beautiful architecture and historical sites.
Examples
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Belated conciliatory words, broadcast from Berne, Nassau, and Vaduz, were too little and far too late to stifle the new battle cry: ...
Fiction book (1990) -
the second one lives in Vaduz...
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I steered on course toward Vaduz Island, on a beam reach in a good wind off portside.
Fiction book (1995) -
One of my favorite border crossings in my travels was the wooden covered bridge on the edge of Vaduz, Liechtenstein—you enter from Liechtenstein and exit in Switzerland!
Blog text (7) -
Collection of Bettina Dix-Pfefferkorn. Vaduz, Otto Dix Stiftung. PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): 9 Otto Dix, War Cripples, 1920.
Academic text (1997) -
On my recent trip, I visited Vaduz and enjoyed exploring its stunning museum.
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The castle above Vaduz offers breathtaking views of the surrounding valley and mountains.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vaduz may come from an old word vadum meaning 'ford' or 'shallow crossing'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a river crossing, like the English town Oxford ('ox' + 'ford'), which fits because Vaduz sits on the Rhine River and grew where people crossed the water.