Uri

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "uri"

English

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canton of Uri

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin Uronia, possibly from Latin ora (“edge, brim”), or from the pre-Roman substrate hydronym *wer (“water”) + the Latin suffix -n-. More at Uri.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Uri

  1. A canton of Switzerland.
    Synonym: canton of Uri
  2. A city in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Etymology 2

From Hebrew אוּרִי (úri, “light”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Uri

  1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

References

  1. ^ Albert Hug, Viktor Weibel: Urner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Kantons Uri, Altdorf 1990, Band 3, Seite 768 ff.

Anagrams

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Kanton Uri

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Uri n (proper noun, genitive Uris or (optionally with an article) Uri)

  1. Uri (a canton of Switzerland)
    Synonym: Kanton Uri

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Further reading

  • “Uri” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Uri” in Duden online
  • “Uri” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Italian

Proper noun

Uri ?

  1. Uri (a canton of Switzerland)
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