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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOCARNO

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOCARNO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOCARNO

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Locarno 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 LOCARNO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Locarno

Locarno

Locarno is the capital of the Locarno district, located on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona at the foot of the Alps. It has a population of about 15,000. The official language of Locarno is Italian. It is the 74th biggest city in Switzerland by population and the 3rd biggest of the canton Ticino, after Lugano and Bellinzona. The Locarno International Film Festival takes place every year in August in the city and, at night, on the Piazza Grande. The Locarno Treaties were negotiated here in 1925. In January 2004, the Italian historian Marino Vigano speculated that Locarno's castle may have been designed by Leonardo da Vinci.

Definition of Locarno in the English dictionary

The definition of Locarno in the dictionary is a town in S Switzerland, in Ticino canton at the N end of Lake Maggiore: tourist resort. Pop: 14 561.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOCARNO

Locarno Pact
locatable
locate
locateable
locatect
located
locater
location
locational
locationally
locative
locator
locellate
loch
Loch Katrine
Loch Leven
Loch Linnhe
Loch Lomond
Loch Morar

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOCARNO

Adorno
Arno
Averno
Borno
Brno
contorno
Corno
inferno
journo
Livorno
Monte Corno
notturno
porno
Salerno
Soekarno
Sterno
Sukarno
the inferno
Treaties of Locarno
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Synonyms and antonyms of Locarno in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Locarno» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOCARNO

Find out the translation of Locarno to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Locarno from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Locarno» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洛迦诺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Locarno
570 millions of speakers

English

Locarno
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोकार्नो
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

لوكارنو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Локарно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Locarno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

localness
260 millions of speakers

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Locarno
220 millions of speakers

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Tempatan
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Locarno
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Translator English - Japanese

ロカルノ
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Translator English - Korean

로카르노
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Localness
85 millions of speakers
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Locarno
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Translator English - Tamil

localness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्थानिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerellik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Locarno
65 millions of speakers

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Locarno
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Локарно
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Translator English - Romanian

Locarno
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Translator English - Greek

Λοκάρνο
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Locarno
14 millions of speakers
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Locarno
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Locarno
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Trends of use of Locarno

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCARNO»

The term «Locarno» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.309 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCARNO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Locarno

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCARNO»

Discover the use of Locarno in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Locarno and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Arbitration from Athens to Locarno
Ralston, Jackson H. International Arbitration from Athens to Locarno.
Jackson H. Ralston, 2004
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Locarno Revisited: European Diplomacy 1920-1929
This collection of essays examines European politics and diplomacy in the 1920's, with special emphasis on the Treaty of Locarno of 1925, often seen as the 'real' peace treaty at the end of the First World War.
Gaynor Johnson, 2004
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Lugano, Locarno and the Ticino, Switzerland: Frommer's Shortcuts
Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to Lugano, Locarno & the Ticino, Switzerland-and no more.
Frommer's ShortCuts, 2012
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Frommer's Switzerland
The rich Mediterranean vegetation includes camellias, magnolias, mimosa, wisteria, azaleas, and oleander in the spring. Olives, figs, and pomegranates also flourish in this climate. Locarno entered world history in 1925, when an international ...
Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, 2010
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The Weimar Republic
However, the Locarno system as a whole was 'the most important and significant development based on the European order of 1919' (Theodor Schieder). By means of Locarno, Germany finally broke out of her moral and political isolation of ...
Eberhard Kolb, 2005
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Lombardy and the Italian Lakes
Getting There and Around Locarno is linked to Domodossola by the scenic narrow-gauge Vigezzina train, 1 4!93 336 564 (see p.156), while all the port towns are served by the Italian Navigazione di Lago Maggiore, 1 004191 751 6140 (local), ...
Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, 2006
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Self-Defense Against the Use of Force in International Law
First, the Locarno Agreements referred not just to war but also to attack and invasion. Germany and Belgium, and Germany and France undertook "that they will in no case attack or invade each other, or resort to war against each other".97  ...
Stanimir A. Alexandrov, 1996
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Soviet Russia and the West, 1920-1927: A Documentary Survey
Since this situation prevailed even before Locarno, now, after this conference, which made Britain the heroine of the day, she will maintain her former position with still greater obstinacy. . . . The fact that our offers to negotiate have been ...
Xenia Joukoff Eudin, Harold Henry Fisher, 1957
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The Prehistory of the Northwest Coast
To summarize, the evidence from Locarno Beach indicates that the Developed Northwest Coast Pattern subsistence pattern is established by the middle of this phase. The large-scale use of stored salmon is clearly established at Crescent ...
R. G. Matson, Gary Coupland, 1994
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Switzerland
pop 14,680 / elevation 205m With its palm trees and much-vaunted 2300 hours of sunshine a year, Locarno has attracted northern tourists to its warm, Mediterranean-style setting since the late 19th century. The lowest town in Switzerland, ...
Nicola Williams, Damien Simonis, Kerry Walker, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOCARNO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Locarno is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Jack,' 'Heimatland,' ''Olmo & The Seagull' Make Fest Run … - Variety
In first announced dealings on Locarno Fest titles, international sales agents have swooped on Elisabeth Scharang's “Jack” (pictured) ... «Variety, Jul 15»
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Jeff Jacoby: A Nobel Prize for an Ignoble Deal? — The Patriot Post
The Locarno treaties of 1925, now largely forgotten, settled Germany's borders with Western Europe, and were extravagantly portrayed as ... «Patriot Post, Jul 15»
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Tehran by ′Taxi′ | All media content | DW.COM | 20.07.2015
He's received prizes in Cannes, Venice and Locarno. And his 2015 Golden Bear wasn't his first prize from Berlin. In 2006, he received a Silver ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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Venice Film Festival: Johnny Depp's 'Black Mass' And New Works …
... in the real Louvre, and produced by Pierre Olivier Bardet and former Locarno fest topper Olivier Pere, current chief of ARTE France Cinema. «Variety, Jul 15»
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Film Flam - The Austin Chronicle
Tsangari, a producer on Richard Linklater's Before Midnight, will premiere her latest film, Chevalier, at the Locarno Film Festival next month. «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
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New South African Production Joint Venture to Develop & P …
And "First Man" - a Science Fiction odyssey selected for Locarno Open Doors 2014. “We believe that Jahmil is one of the most interesting ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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Film alliance rolls out podcast | 2015-07-20 | Grand Rapids …
... Joel Potrykus, director of “Ape” and winner of the International Locarno Film Festival; Jennell Leonard, executive director of the Michigan Film ... «Grand Rapids Business Journal, Jul 15»
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Design Patent For GUI: Challenges And Hope - Intellectual Property …
First of all, a design patent application, whether for a partial design or a design of a complete product, must designate one Locarno class. «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
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'Sin Mover', 'The Contestant' prevail in BAM awards | News | Screen
The sixth Bogota Audiovisual Market (BAM) closed on Friday night (July 17) with several awards and referrals to industry events in Locarno and ... «Screen International, Jul 15»
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'Taxi', 'Tikkun', 'The Lobster' make Sarajevo Kinoscope cut | News …
... Golden Leopard for best video art at Locarno 2005, through Cannes titles Serbis and Kinatay (for which he won Best Director Award in 2009). «Screen International, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Locarno [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/locarno>. Apr 2024 ».
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