Lau·sanne (l -z n , -zän) A city of western Switzerland on the northern shore of Lake Geneva. Originally a Celtic settlement, Lausanne became a center of Calvinism after the 1530s and was home to Voltaire, Gibbon, and Rousseau in the 18th century. Population: 118,000. |
Lausanne [ləʊˈzæn (French) lozan]
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(Placename) a city in W Switzerland, capital of Vaud canton, on Lake Geneva; cultural and commercial centre; university (1537). Pop.: 114 161 (1999 est.)
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| Noun | 1. |  Lausanne - a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial centerSchweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland - a landlocked federal republic in central Europe |
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