BERNE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Berne mean? 

• BERNE (noun)
  The noun BERNE has 1 sense:

1. the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland

  Familiarity information: BERNE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BERNE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Bern; Berne; capital of Switzerland

Instance hypernyms:

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("Berne" is a part of...):

Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)

 Context examples 

Then there was a nominal request for his permission for a Russian translation, that country being likewise outside the Berne Convention.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Demi paused to consider the new relationship before he compromised himself by the rash acceptance of a bribe, which took the tempting form of a family of wooden bears from Berne.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Having a quiet hour before we leave for Berne, I'll try to tell you what has happened, for some of it is very important, as you will see.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

His English agent announced the sale of German translation rights in three of his books, and informed him that Swedish editions, from which he could expect nothing because Sweden was not a party to the Berne Convention, were already on the market.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)