Paradeplatz

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proper noun

A square in Zurich, Switzerland, known as the location of the headquarters of several Swiss banks.

OriginGerman Paradeplatz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A square in Zurich, Switzerland, known as the location of the headquarters of several Swiss banks.

    While the move has, for now, calmed fears of a repeat of a 2008-style domino effect, the merger has left Switzerland with a new megabank on Paradeplatz square.

    2023 March 22, Philip Oltermann, “Switzerland’s national pride dealt heavy blow by the merger of its banking titans”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023

Origin

  1. GermanParadeplatz
  2. EnglishParadeplatz

Borrowed from German Paradeplatz (literally “parade square”).

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APA

Paradeplatz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paradeplatz

MLA

“Paradeplatz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paradeplatz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paradeplatz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paradeplatz.

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