Chur

[ koor ]

noun

1. a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.

Chur

¹

/ kuːr /

noun

1. a city in E Switzerland, capital of Graubünden canton. Pop: 32 989 (2000) Ancient nameCuria Rhaetorumˈkuːrɪə riːˈtəʊrəmˈkjuː- French nameCoire

chur

²

/ tʃɜː /

sentence substitute

1. an informal expression of agreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chur¹

Example Sentences

She has made the World Cup podium on two other occasions - winning slopestyle silver in Laax in January and big air bronze in Chur in October.

From BBC

He was airlifted to hospital in Chur, but passed away on Friday morning.

From BBC

“Despite the best efforts of the phenomenal staff at Chur hospital, Gino couldn’t make it through this, his final and biggest challenge, and at 11:30 a.m. we said goodbye to one of the shining lights of our team.”

From Seattle Times

"Despite the best efforts of the phenomenal staff at Chur hospital, Gino couldn't make it through this, his final and biggest challenge, and at 11:30 a.m. we said goodbye to one of the shining lights of our team," the team said.

From Reuters

“Despite the best efforts of the phenomenal staff at Chur hospital, Gino couldn’t make it through this, his final and biggest challenge, and at 11:30 a.m. we said goodbye to one of the shining lights of our team.”

From Washington Times