Appenzell

[ ap-uhn-zel; German ah-puhn-tsel ]

noun

1. a canton in NE Switzerland, divided into two independent areas. Compare Appenzell Ausser Rhoden, Appenzell Inner Rhoden.
2. a town in and the capital of Appenzell Inner Rhoden.
3. (often lowercase) a type of embroidery, used chiefly on fine hankerchiefs.

Appenzell

/ ˈapəntsɛl; apənˈtsɛl /

noun

1. a canton of NE Switzerland, divided in 1597 into the Protestant demicanton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes and the Catholic demicanton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes . Capitals: Herisau and Appenzell, respectively. Pop: 53 200 and Pop: 15 000 (2002 est) respectively. Areas: 243 sq km (94 sq miles) and 171 sq km (66 sq miles) respectively
2. a town in NE Switzerland, capital of Appenzell Inner Rhodes demicanton. Pop: 5447 (2000)

Example Sentences

The 124-meter tower is perched atop a high peak of the Appenzell Alps, making it a prime lightning target.

From Science Daily

Appenzell, the last Swiss canton to refuse women the right to vote, had just been ordered to change its policy by Switzerland's Supreme Court.

From BBC

A century ago, a hermit monk inhabited a humble church in a cave just under a mountaintop plateau called Ebenalp, high above the town of Appenzell.

From Seattle Times

Nicole and Bernhard Knechtle-Fritsche are giving up the franchise for the Aescher guest house in Alpstein at the end of the 2018 tourist season, the government of Appenzell Innerrhoden canton said on Monday.

From Reuters

"Our artistic perspective is to go in the other direction. There is freedom in the zero to define luxury anew," Frank Riklin said of the minimalist project that opens on Friday in the rolling hills of the Appenzell region near Sankt Gallen.

From Reuters