Bern
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- proper noun
- /bɜrn/
- 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
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It would have been so much better if we'd just stayed in Bern.
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During World War II, Allen W. Dulles served as the Bern station chief for the Office of Strategic Services.
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I came across it in Bern, where I live.
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Sources of funding: Bern University Hospital and University of Bern.
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Still young, he has unfortunately left Bern and the diplomatic service a few weeks ago.
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It started in Bern, Switzerland, 1999.
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Gumbold's telephoned from Bern to say his client has consented to see me.
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In 1980, an art enthusiast's African art collection was shown at the Kunstmuseum Bern (Switzerland).
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The American legation in Bern supervised no less than seven consulates, and its staff grew gradually as the war progressed.
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Improved models allowed Broecker's warning to be tested in 1997 by Thomas Stocker and Andreas Schmittner in Bern, Switzerland.
Academic text (2002)
Idioms
- Slang
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Have strong excitement and support for Bernie Sanders, his ideas or campaign
Surface Forms
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.