Bellinzona

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English

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Bellinzona

Etymology

From Italian Bellinzona, from Latin Bilitiō, Bilitiōnem, from a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛlɪnˈzəʊnə/, enPR: bĕl'ĭn-zōʹnə
  • Rhymes: -əʊnə
  • Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧zo‧na

Proper noun

Bellinzona

  2. A municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland.
  4. A district of Ticino canton, Switzerland.

Translations

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Bellinzona

Proper noun

Bellinzona n (proper noun, genitive Bellinzonas or (optionally with an article) Bellinzona)

  1. Bellinzona (a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland)
  2. Bellinzona (a district of Ticino canton, Switzerland)

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Italian

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Etymology

From a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”. First attested in Latin in 590, as Bilitiō, developed into Italian through the accusative Bilitiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bel.linˈt͡so.na/
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧zó‧na

Proper noun

Bellinzona f

  1. Bellinzona (a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland)
  2. Bellinzona (a district of Ticino canton, Switzerland)
    Synonym: Bellinzonese m

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