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PRONUNCIATION OF BIENNE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIENNE

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bienne is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIENNE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bienne

Biel/Bienne

Biel/Bienne is a city in the district of the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Biel/Bienne is on the language boundary between the French speaking and German speaking parts of Switzerland, and is throughout bilingual. Biel is the German name for the town, Bienne its French counterpart. The town is often referred to in both languages simultaneously. Since January 1, 2005, the official name has been "Biel/Bienne", unofficially also "Biel-Bienne". Until then, the city was officially named Biel . The city lies at the foot of the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains area, guarding the only practical connection to Jura in the area, on the northeastern shores of Lake Biel, sharing the eastern tip of the lake with its sister city, Nidau, the administrative centre of the District of Nidau. Neuchâtel, Solothurn, and Bern lie west, east and southeast of Biel/Bienne. They all can be reached in about 30 minutes, either by train or by car. The city has about 50,000 inhabitants and in 2000 the agglomeration had almost 89,000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIENNE


Chin-Hsien
ˈtʃɪnˈʃjɛn
Dalian
dɑːlˈjɛn
Fa-hsien
ˈfɑːˈsjɛn
Fujian
ˈfuːˈkjɛn
Hotien
ˈhəʊˈtjɛn
Hsin-hai-lien
ˈʃɪn ˈhaɪ ˈljɛn
Longyearbyen
ˈlɒŋjɪəˌbjɛn
Pahsien
ˈpɑːˈʃjɛn
Sinhailien
ˈʃɪnˈhaɪˈljɛn
Talien
tɑːlˈjɛn
Wanhsien
ˈwænˈʃjɛn
Wanxian
ˈwænˈʃjɛn
Wuhsien
ˈwuːˈʃjɛn
yen
jɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIENNE

Biedermeier
Biel
bield
bieldy
Bielefeld
Bielersee
Bielorussia
bien
Bien Hoa
bien pensant
bien-pensant
biennale
biennial
biennially
biennium
bienseance
bier
Bierce

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIENNE

benne
Cayenne
Champagne-Ardenne
Cheyenne
comedienne
cracovienne
eolienne
equestrienne
Estienne
Guienne
Haute-Vienne
julienne
Mayenne
penne
persienne
sicilienne
tragedienne
Tyrolienne
varsovienne
Vienne

Synonyms and antonyms of Bienne in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Bienne» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

比尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bienne
570 millions of speakers

English

Bienne
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बियेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бьен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bienne
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

, Kanton Bern-
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bienne
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bienne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビエンヌ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비엔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bienne
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bienne
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Bienne
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिएन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bienne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bienne
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bienne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бьен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bienne
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Bienne
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bienne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bienne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bienne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bienne

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIENNE»

The term «Bienne» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.097 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIENNE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIENNE»

Discover the use of Bienne in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bienne and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Receptive Multilingualism: Linguistic Analyses, Language ...
If this revision is accepted by the people, Biel/Bienne will be the capital of a bilingual region comprising a lot more communities than now. 8. Since school systems are very different in English speaking countries, the term high school may be ...
Jan D. ten Thije, Ludger Zeevaert, 2007
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Switzerland
pop 49,038 / elevation 429m Slap bang on the Röstigraben, Switzerland's French –German divide, double-barrelled Biel- Bienne is the country's most bilingual town. Locals switch language in mid-conversation; indeed much of the time it is a  ...
Nicola Williams, Damien Simonis, Kerry Walker, 2009
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A Hand-Book for Travellers in Switzerland, and the Alps of ...
ROUTE 49. means T0 YVERDUN AND LAUSANNE, BY THE LAKES or BIENNE AND NEUCHKTEh—RAILWAY. Bienne to Neuchzitel, 18 m., Rly. 11 h. ' Neuchatel to Yverdun, 23 m. Rly. 171 h. 1Yverdun to Lausanne, 26% m. Rly. 1' hr .
John Murray (Firm), 1867
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A hand-book for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps of ...
Lake of Bienne. • Steam boats and new roads, especially that just completed along the W. slioie of the lake, within a musket-shot of the island, have produced a great change on this head since llousseau wrote. Route 45. — Rousseau's Island ...
John Murray, John Murray (publishers.), 1838
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A practical Swiss guide, by an Englishman in Switzerland ...
BASLE. to. BERNE. and. BIENNE. Basle dep. Olten, Junction, Buffet Herzogenbuchsee, June, for Bienne and... Bekne arr. Bienne, arr. see next. Herzogenbuchsee, Junction dep. Soleure Bienne (Nidau) arr. Steam on to Yverdon, page lvi.
Alexander Tighe Gregory, 1858
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Hand-book for Travellers in Switzerland: And the Alps of ...
BIENNE TO YVERBUN AND LAUSANNE, BY THE LAKES OF BIENNE AND NEU - CHATEL. 18^ stunden=6fr§ English miles. Bienne is described in Route 1. This excellent level road was finished in 1837, along the W. shore of the lake of ...
John Murray (Firm), 1851
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Practical Through-Routes from London to Germany, Tyrol, ...
5 30 1 4O 6 — 28 6 — 4 4O 3 35 Olten, June. for Ziirich, Berne, Bienne, and 8 4O 11 45 4 5O 8 36 50 11 2O 8 65 6 95 BASLE.........-... .... ........................ ..arr. 11 52 3 — 8 — a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. ZURICH to BASLE. a,,,,_ a_,,,_ a_,,,_ p, _ ZURICH, ...
London, 1858
8
Hand-book for central Europe
The ancient town of Nidau is situated at the j miction of a branch of the river Thiele with the lake of Bienne, and consists of one handsome street. Near a fine bridge over the Thiele is the castle, founded so early as 1165, and once inhabited by ...
Francis Coghlan, 1845
9
French XX Bibliography: A Bibliography for the Study of ...
Haldas, Georges: "Un calvaire," lntervalles: Revue Culturelle du Jura Bernois et de Bienne, no. 73 (2005), 1 19-122. [BLF] EE6025. Jakubec, Doris: "Soleil éteint ou la brisure sans le Verbe," Inter\<alles: Revue Culturelle du Jura Bernois et de  ...
William J. Thompson, 2008
10
Adventure Guide to Switzerland
Biel-Bienne is actually only one town, but shares a bilingual name (Biel in French , Bienne in German). One-third of the 60,000 citizens speak French and the other two-thirds speak German. All the street signs here are in both languages.
Kimberly Rinker, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIENNE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bienne is used in the context of the following news items.
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Not-for-Profit Organisation Team of the Year: Federation of the Swiss …
Overall, there are 15 people (although the headcount represents 8.7 full-time jobs) in Bienne, Switzerland, one person in Rio and three in Hong Kong.”. «World Trademark Review, Jul 15»
2
Refugees: Nauru in the Big Picture
When I was 20, I worked one summer as hotel bellhop in Bienne/Biel. I clearly recall checking in regularly with the immigration polizei. Today ... «Khmer Times, Jun 15»
3
Riders circle Iceland under midnight sun
Laurent Sester, leader of Swiss team Spirit of Biel-Bienne, says halfway through the race his crew were finding it hard to get any sleep because ... «Ten Eyewitness News, Jun 15»
4
Pinot rides to mountain stage win, leads Tour de Suisse
Thursday s stage six from Wil to Biel/Bienne covers 237km. Alexander Kristoff wins stage seven of the 2015 Tour de Suisse. New Sleep Aid ... «Sentinel Republic, Jun 15»
5
Tour de Suisse: Sagan sprints to second victory
Cavendish appeared to be in a good position heading into the closing stages of the 193km route from Wil to Bienne. But his chances of victory ... «SkySports, Jun 15»
6
Tour de Suisse Results
At Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Sixth Stage. 120 miles from Wil to Biel/Bienne. 1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Tinkoff-Saxo, 4 hours, 34 minutes, ... «Albany Times Union, Jun 15»
7
Sagan wins sixth stage of Tour of Switzerland
... Norway's Alexander Kristoff in the sprint for the line at the end of the 193.1km ride from Wil to Bienne to claim his 11th stage win in the race. «Bangkok Post, Jun 15»
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Suisse orientale
Les voyageurs ont été priés de transiter par Bienne. Près de 59 litres par mètre carré sont tombés dimanche et lundi à Anet, selon Meteonews. «20 Minutes, Jun 15»
9
'Game Of Thrones' Finale: What Fans Want To See Vs. What They …
It has been set up to indicate Bienne (Gwendoline Christie) is waiting and ready to rescue Sansa (Sophie Turner) from the hell that is Ramsey ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
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EBEL: Bulldogs komplettieren Preseason und holen kanadischen …
... wo neben dem direkten Vergleich mit dem Dornbirner Raphael Herburger (seit 2013 beim Schweizer NLA-Klub EHC Biel-Bienne) auch zum ... «Hockey-News.info, Jun 15»

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