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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OBWALDEN

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBWALDEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBWALDEN

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Obwalden 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 OBWALDEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Obwalden

Obwalden

Coordinates: 46°52′N 8°2′E / 46.867°N 8.033°E / 46.867; 8.033Coordinates: 46°52′N 8°2′E / 46.867°N 8.033°E / 46.867; 8.033 Capital Sarnen Subdivisions 7 municipalities Government • Executive Regierungsrat (5) • Legislative Kantonsrat (55) Area • Total 490.59 km2 (189.42 sq mi) Population (12/2012) • Total 36,115 • Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi) ISO 3166 code CH-OW Highest point 3,238 m (10,623 ft) - Titlis Lowest point 434 m (1,424 ft) - Lake Lucerne Joined 1291 Languages German Website OW.ch The Canton of Obwalden (German: Obwalden (help·info)) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. Its capital is Sarnen. The canton contains the geographical centre of Switzerland.

Definition of Obwalden in the English dictionary

The definition of Obwalden in the dictionary is a demicanton of Central Switzerland, on Lake Lucerne, that makes up the western part of the canton of Unterwalden.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBWALDEN

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oca
OCAM
ocarina
OCAS
Occam
Occam´s razor

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBWALDEN

beholden
Bolden
embolden
gilden
golden
gulden
gylden
holden
milden
Nidwalden
olden
Selden
Tilden
unbeholden
Unterwalden
unwithholden
withholden

Synonyms and antonyms of Obwalden in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Obwalden» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBWALDEN

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

Translator English - Chinese

上瓦尔登
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Obwalden
570 millions of speakers

English

Obwalden
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऑब्वाल्डेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أوبوالدن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Обвальден
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Obwalden
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Obwalden
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Obwald
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obwalden
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Obwalden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オプヴァルデン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

옵 발덴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obwalden
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Obwalden
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆப்வால்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Obwalden
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Obwalden
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Obwalden
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Obwalden
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Обвальден
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Obwalden
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Obwalden
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Obwalden
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Obwalden
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Obwalden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Obwalden

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBWALDEN»

The term «Obwalden» is regularly used and occupies the 61.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBWALDEN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBWALDEN»

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Adventure Guide to Switzerland
The half-canton of Obwalden is made up of two areas smack dab in the middle of Switzerland, just south of Lake Lucerne, with their sister half-canton of Nidwalden (NW) between both and circling the smaller portion of Obwalden. Established ...
Kimberly Rinker, 2006
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Amtliche Sammlung Der Ältern Eidgenössischen Abschiede
Seckelmeifter. Gefandten von Obwalden. zufolge einer dem Vogt zugekommenen Weifung feiner Obern von Bern und geftüht auf einen Kaufbrief. vermittelft welhem der verftorbene Graf Johann von Greyerz denen von Obwalden den Zins von ...
‎1886
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Articles on Municipalities of Obwalden, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
Obwalden, however, predominated by controlling two-thirds of the voting and officeholding power. It also strove to expand toward the Bernese region of lake Brienz and the Haslital, moves that brought Obwalden into occasional conflict with ...
Leo Schelbert, 2014
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
(Obwalden has 183-2 and Nidwalden 112-1, though it must be borne in mind that the upper portion of what should be the territory of Nidwalden is, as regards the Blacken Alp,'in Uri, while the Engelberg region is in Obwalden). Of this area ...
‎1911
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Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
(Obwalden has 183-2 and Nidwalden 112-1, though it must be borne in mind that the upper portion of what should be the territory of Nidwalden is, as regards the Blacken Alp, in Uri, while the Engelberg region is in Obwalden). Of this area ...
Hugh Chisholm, 1911
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, ...
It is composed of two valleys, through which run two streams, both called Aa, and both flowing into the lake of Lucerne. The more westerly of these glens is called Obwalden, and the more easterly Nidwalden. These names really come from ...
‎1911
8
Frommer's Switzerland
GALLEN GLARUS THURGAU FRIBOURG VALAIS AARGAU JURA SOLOTHURN NEUCHATEL URI ZUG BERNE BERNE LUCERNE NIDWALDEN OBWALDEN SCHWYZ BASEL-LAND BERN 5 4 3 2 1 N1 N9 N6 N2 N3 N4 N1M3 N2 N2 N1 ...
Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, 2010
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OECD Territorial Reviews OECD Territorial Reviews: ...
Cantons in Switzerland Nidwalden Nidwalden ZugZug Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Obwalden Obwalden Nidwalden Schwyz Neuchâtel Obwalden ZugZug Geneva Vaud Basel-Landschaft Basel City Jura Valais Ticino Schaffhausen Germany ...
OECD, 2011
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Swiss Constitutional Law
The Constitution of 1999 no longer lists the Cantons Unterwalden, Basle and Appenzell, but enumerates the half Cantons Nidwalden and Obwalden, Basle- City and Basle-Land, Appenzell Inner Rhodes and Appenzell Outer Rhodes. 44.
Thomas Fleiner, Alexander Misic, Nicole Töpperwien, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBWALDEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Obwalden is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swiss job market defies strong franc worries
The canton of Obwalden recorded the lowest jobless rate (0.8 percent, down from 0.9 percent), while Geneva had the highest rate (5.4 percent, ... «The Local.ch, Jul 15»
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American base jumper killed after crashing into rock face in …
... above sea level from the mountain in the Uri Alps, and he was killed immediately, according to a prosecutor from the Obwalden valley. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Population growth pushes births to 24-year record
... the national average in Fribourg, Basel Country, Thurgau and Appenzell Ausser Rhoden; in Obwalden, it was five times the national average. «swissinfo.ch, Jul 15»
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Have you tried: Barbara's Swiss Treats?
... to grow up in gorgeous Switzerland, where she spent her youth on mountain farms in the pretty town of Giswil in the canton of Obwalden. «Florida Today, Jun 15»
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Chinese tourists injured in Obwalden bus crash
Eight Chinese tourists and a tour leader were injured when an Italian bus carrying 40 people crashed after leaving the road between Engelberg ... «The Local.ch, Jun 15»
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Reintroducing vultures in Switzerland
Members of the Bearded Vulture Foundation have taken three young birds up the Hengliboden mountain in Melchsee-Frutt, Obwalden, and will ... «swissinfo.ch, Jun 15»
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Bad weather bill stretches over decades
Heavy rains and floods have hit Valais, Neuchâtel, Bern, Nidwalden and Obwalden, causing disruption to trains, road blockages and ... «swissinfo.ch, May 15»
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Swiss jobless rate falls for second month
The canton of Obwalden registered the lowest jobless rate at 0.9 percent, down from one percent in the previous month, while the cantons of ... «The Local.ch, May 15»
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Foreign unemployment fall cuts jobless rate
Obwalden had the lowest rate at one percent, down from 1.1 percent. Unemployment in Zurich, Switzerland's largest job market, remained ... «The Local.ch, Apr 15»
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Why Geneva's unemployment is higher than Zurich's
Underneath the overall national rate of 3.5% (February 2015), lie cantonal rates that range from 1.1% in Obwalden to 5.8% in Neuchatel. Zurich ... «Le News, Mar 15»

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