Lausanne

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UK/ləʊˈzæn/US/loʊˈzæn/

proper noun

A municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language.

OriginFrench Lausanne →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language.
  2. A district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Capital: Lausanne

Origin

  1. FrenchLausanne
  2. FrenchLausanne
  3. EnglishLausanne

Borrowed from French Lausanne.

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Translations

Bulgarian Лоза́на
  • Лоза́на (Lozána)city
Catalan Lausana
  • Lausanacity
Chinese Mandarin 洛桑
  • 洛桑 (Luòsāng)city
French Lausanne
  • Lausannecity
German Lausanne
  • Lausannecity
Greek Λωζάνη
  • Λωζάνη (Lozáni)city
Italian Losanna
  • Losannacity
Latin Lausanna, Lausōna
  • Lausannacity
  • Lausōnacity
  • Lausōniumcity
  • Lausodunumcity
Persian لوزان
  • لوزان (lozân)city
Polish Lozanna
  • Lozannacity
Portuguese Lausana
  • Lausanacity
Russian Лоза́нна
  • Лоза́нна (Lozánna)city
Spanish Lausana
  • Lausanacity
Turkish Lozan
  • Lozancity

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lausanne

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Cite this entry
APA

Lausanne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lausanne

MLA

“Lausanne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lausanne. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lausanne,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lausanne.

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