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Flüelen

Flüelen proper noun: a municipality in Uri canton, Switzerland.

Proper noun

Flüelen

  1. A municipality in Uri canton, Switzerland.

Origin of Flüelen

From Alemannic German, first mentioned as Middle High German Vluolon, formed from vluo (“steep cliff, rock”), from Old High German fluoh (“rock face”), related to flah (“shallow”), from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz (“flat”).

Questions about Flüelen

What does Flüelen mean?
Flüelen means a municipality in Uri canton, Switzerland.
What part of speech is Flüelen?
Flüelen is a proper noun.

Words near Flüelen in the dictionary

  1. flèches faîtières
  2. flèching
  3. fléchette
  4. fléchettes
  5. Flötjan
  6. Flüelen
  7. flügelhorn
  8. flügelhorns
  9. Flămânzi
  10. fm
  11. FMA

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