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

A.A.P.S.S., aar, Aarau, aardvark, aardwolf, Aargau, Aarhus, AARNet, Aaron, Aaron, Henry, Aaronic

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.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
From this time he had no settled home, though he stored his books at Baden in Aargau.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various
On reaching Baden, in the Aargau, a halt was made in order to deliberate on the best mode of punishing the rebels.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07|Various
That was built centuries before the time of this story, among the hawks' crags of Aargau in Switzerland.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy|Charles Major

The Aargau Protestants, however, had refused to yield, except as to the restoration of two very small monasteries.
The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany|C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice

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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