Neuchâtel

UK: /nøʃɑtɛl/

US: (no̅o̅′shə tel′, nyo̅o̅′-, no̅o̅′shə tel′, nyo̅o̅′-; Fr. nœ shä tel′)

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Neu•châ•tel  (no̅o̅′shə tel′, nyo̅o̅′-, no̅o̅′shə tel′, nyo̅o̅′-; Fr. nœ shä tel′), n. 

1. Place Names a canton in W Switzerland. 166,100;
   309 sq. mi. (800 sq. km).
2. Place Names the capital of this canton, on the Lake of Neuchâtel. 36,400.

Lake of, a lake in W Switzerland. 85 sq. mi. (220 sq. km). German, Neu•en•burg  (noi′ən bŏŏrk′). 

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Neuchâtel / nøʃɑtɛl/ noun

1. a canton in the Jura Mountains of W Switzerland. Capital: Neuchâtel. Pop: 167 000 (2002 est). Area: 798 sq km (308 sq miles)
2. a town in W Switzerland, capital of Neuchâtel canton, on Lake Neuchâtel: until 1848 the seat of the last hereditary rulers in Switzerland. Pop: 32 914 (2000)
3. Lake Neuchâtel ⇒ a lake in W Switzerland: the largest lake wholly in Switzerland. Area: 216 sq km (83 sq miles)

German name (for senses 1, 2): Neuenburg / ˈnɔyənbʊrk/