Wassen

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proper noun

A municipality in Uri canton, Switzerland.

OriginDutch Wassen ← Swedish Wassén ← German Waßen →
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Meanings

proper nounWassen (countable and uncountable, plural Wassens)

plural Wassens

  1. countableuncountableA municipality in Uri canton, Switzerland.
  2. A surname from the Germanic languages.
    1. countableuncountableA surname from Swedish.
    2. countableuncountableA surname from German.
    3. countableuncountableA surname from Dutch.

Origin

  1. GermanWaßen
  2. SwedishWassén
  3. DutchWassen
  4. EnglishWassen

From Germanic * From Dutch Wassen * From Swedish Wassén * From German Waßen

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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