Unterwalden

[ German oon-tuhr-vahl-duhn ]

noun

1. a canton in central Switzerland: divided into demicantons.

Unterwalden

/ ˈʊntərˌvaldən /

noun

1. a canton of central Switzerland, on Lake Lucerne: consists of the demicantons of Nidwalden (east) and Obwalden (west). Capitals: (Nidwalden) Stans; (Obwalden) Sarnen. Pop: (Nidwalden) 38 900 (2002 est); (Obwalden) 33 000 (2002 est). Areas: (Nidwalden) 274 sq km (107 sq miles); (Obwalden) 492 sq km (192 sq miles)

Example Sentences

On my visit, I caught the Unterwalden, a 113-year-old ferry that seemed like a cross between a Mississippi River steamboat and a luxury ocean liner.

From Seattle Times

As it contained nothing but good tidings, I immediately arranged a tour of three days to Unterwalden and the Br�nig.

From Project Gutenberg

The mists swept onwards, veiling a portion of the scenery; then came forth the Bernese Alps, the Jungfrau, the M�nch, and the Finsteraarhorn; then Titlis, and the Unterwalden mountains.

From Project Gutenberg

The country is beautiful beyond all conception; and though the weather is again odious,—rain and storms the whole day, and all through 261 the night,—yet the Tellen Platte, the Gr�tli, Brunnen and Schwytz, and the dazzling green of the meadows this evening in Unterwalden, are too lovely ever to be forgotten.

From Project Gutenberg

The green of the Unterwalden is more brilliant than in any other canton, and it is celebrated for its meadows 266 even among the Swiss.

From Project Gutenberg