Aargau

[ ahr-gou ]

/ ˈɑr gaʊ /

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noun

a canton in northern Switzerland. 542 sq. mi. (1,400 sq. km). Capital: Aarau.

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French Ar·go·vie

[ar-gaw-vee] /ar gɔˈvi/ .

Words nearby Aargau

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How to use Aargau in a sentence

Baden was the capital of the canton of Baden, from 1798 to 1803, when the canton of Aargau was created.
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From this time he had no settled home, though he stored his books at Baden in Aargau.
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On reaching Baden, in the Aargau, a halt was made in order to deliberate on the best mode of punishing the rebels.
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That was built centuries before the time of this story, among the hawks' crags of Aargau in Switzerland.
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The Aargau Protestants, however, had refused to yield, except as to the restoration of two very small monasteries.
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British Dictionary definitions for Aargau

Aargau

/ (German ˈaːrɡau) /

noun

a canton in N Switzerland. Capital: Aarau. Pop: 556 200 (2002 est). Area: 1404 sq km (542 sq miles)French name: Argovie

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