Zurich

[ zoor-ik ]

noun

1. a canton in N Switzerland. 668 sq. mi. (1,730 sq. km).
2. the capital of this canton, on the Lake of Zurich.
3. Lake of, a lake in N Switzerland. 25 miles (40 km) long; 34 sq. mi. (88 sq. km).

Zürich

/ ˈtsyːrɪç; ˈzjʊərɪk /

noun

1. a canton of NE Switzerland: mainly Protestant and German-speaking. Capital: Zürich. Pop: 342 500 (2002 est). Area: 1729 sq km (668 sq miles)
2. a city in NE Switzerland, the capital of Zürich canton, on Lake Zürich: the largest city and industrial centre in Switzerland; centre of the Swiss Reformation; financial centre. Pop: 336 821 (1999 est)
3. Lake Zürich
   a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)

Zurich

1. Largest city in Switzerland , situated in the northern part of the country.

Notes

The country's commercial hub and the intellectual center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland, Zurich is known as a world banking center.

Example Sentences

Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered a mechanism behind the yo-yo effect: fat cells have a memory that is based on epigenetics.

From Science Daily

“A lot of big coffee companies are watching this field,” says Chahan Yeretzian, a professor of analytical chemistry, who heads the Coffee Excellence Centre at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland.

From BBC

The giggling became contagious and only after many, many takes did Nadal finally manage to spell out that he would indeed be coming to Zurich to play the following October.

From BBC

Three children have been injured in an attack at a daycare at a shopping centre in the Swiss city of Zurich, police have said.

From BBC

Gibbs personally designed the Bimshire, a new hybrid clog featuring a combination of details from his favorite perennial Birkenstock styles, the Boston and the Zurich.

From Los Angeles Times