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BERN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bern mean?
• BERN (noun)
The noun BERN has 1 sense:
1. the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
Familiarity information: BERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Bern" is a part of...):
Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)
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