Lausanne

American

[loh-zan, loh-zan] / loʊˈzæn, loʊˈzan /

noun

a city in and the capital of Vaud, in W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva.

Lausanne British

/ ləʊˈzæn, lozan /

noun

a city in W Switzerland, capital of Vaud canton, on Lake Geneva; cultural and commercial centre; university (1537). Pop: 116 300 (2002 est)

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Skimo was first introduced at the 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lausanne and its inclusion in these Games was approved by the International Olympic Committee a year later.

From Barron's

The spokesperson said that the historical context of the Berlin Games was explained at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, and that only a limited number of 1936 T-Shirts had been produced and sold.

From BBC

The protest was held in Lutry, a suburb of Lausanne from where several of the victims who died in the January 1 blaze in the Crans-Montana resort hailed.

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During routine screening, teams at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Lausanne independently detected traces of T. pallidum and decided to investigate together.

From Science Daily

According to sources contacted by AFP between Wednesday and Friday, around 26 people were still in Swiss hospitals this week: 12 in Zurich, 10 in Lausanne, two in Geneva and two in Wallis.

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