Neuchâtel

[ noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-, noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-; French nœ-shah-tel ]

/ ˌnu ʃəˈtɛl, ˌnyu-, ˈnu ʃəˌtɛl, ˈnyu-; French nœ ʃɑˈtɛl /

noun

a canton in W Switzerland. 309 sq. mi. (800 sq. km).

the capital of this canton, on the Lake of Neuchâtel.

Lake of, a lake in W Switzerland. 85 sq. mi. (220 sq. km).

German Neu·en·burg

[noi-uh n-boo rk] /ˈnɔɪ ənˌbʊərk/.

Example sentences from the Web for neuchatel

Deputies from Berne arrived at Neuchatel on the very eve of the festival.

History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV |J. H. Merle D'Aubign
If the Reformed had sacrificed any of their convictions to a false peace, disorder would have been perpetuated in Neuchatel.

History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV |J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Nothing could be more successful than the connection formed between the Neuchatel family and Myra Ferrars.

Endymion |Benjamin Disraeli
He had been excommunicated by the presbytery of Neuchatel for having deserted his charge.

Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4) |Jules Bonnet

Mr. Neuchatel himself was always in high spirits,—sanguine and self-satisfied.

Endymion |Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for neuchatel

Neuchâtel

/ (French nøʃɑtɛl) /

noun

a canton in the Jura Mountains of W Switzerland. Capital: Neuchâtel. Pop: 167 000 (2002 est). Area: 798 sq km (308 sq miles)

a town in W Switzerland, capital of Neuchâtel canton, on Lake Neuchâtel: until 1848 the seat of the last hereditary rulers in Switzerland. Pop: 32 914 (2000)

Lake Neuchâtel a lake in W Switzerland: the largest lake wholly in Switzerland. Area: 216 sq km (83 sq miles)

German name (for senses 1, 2): Neuenburg ( ˈnɔyənbʊrk)

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