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Bellinzona

Syllables: Bel·lin·zo·na/ˌbɛlɪnˈzəʊnə/

Bellinzona proper noun: a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland.

bellinzona: a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland
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Proper noun

Bellinzona

  1. A municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland.
  2. A district of Ticino canton, Switzerland.

Origin of Bellinzona

From Italian Bellinzona, from Latin Bilitiō, Bilitiōnem, from a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”.

Words that rhyme with Bellinzona

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Questions about Bellinzona

What does Bellinzona mean?
Bellinzona means a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland.
What part of speech is Bellinzona?
Bellinzona is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bellinzona?
Bellinzona is pronounced /ˌbɛlɪnˈzəʊnə/.

Words near Bellinzona in the dictionary

  1. bellini
  2. bellinis
  3. Bellino
  4. Bellinos
  5. Bellins
  6. Bellinzona
  7. bellipotence
  8. bellipotent
  9. Bellisario
  10. Bellissimo
  11. Bellissimos

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