Aargau

[ ahr-gou ]

noun

1. a canton in northern Switzerland. 542 sq. mi. (1,400 sq. km). : Aarau.

Aargau

/ ˈaːrɡau /

noun

1. a canton in N Switzerland. Capital: Aarau. Pop: 556 200 (2002 est). Area: 1404 sq km (542 sq miles) French nameArgovie

Example Sentences

After conservationists dug hundreds of new ponds in the state of Aargau, amphibian numbers significantly increased.

From BBC

In 1999 Aargau decided that a mass conservation effort was needed to combat the loss of amphibians.

From BBC

State authorities, non-profit organizations, private landowners and hundreds of volunteers worked for 20 years to build 422 ponds in five regions in Aargau.

From BBC

There have been reports of diseases from the cantons: Ticino, Geneva, Grisons, Aargau, Zurich, Basel-City and Vaud.

From The Guardian

In 2017, residents of the Swiss town of Aargau reportedly called for a vegan foreign resident to be denied citizenship because she was “annoying”, and the glee with which the global media retold the story revealed a widespread and casual prejudice.

From The Guardian