Sonderbund

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proper noun

The Swiss cantons of Lucerne, Fribourg, Valais, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Zug, all predominantly Catholic and governed by conservative administrations, and the subject of the Sonderbund War of 1847.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Sonderbund
  1. historicalThe Swiss cantons of Lucerne, Fribourg, Valais, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Zug, all predominantly Catholic and governed by conservative administrations, and the subject of the Sonderbund War of 1847.

Origin

  1. GermanSonderbund
  2. EnglishSonderbund

From German Sonderbund (literally “special alliance”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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