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Herisau

Herisau proper noun: a municipality, a town, a de facto capital of Appenzell Outer Rhodes canton, Switzerland.

herisau: a municipality, a town, a de facto capital of Appenzell Outer Rhodes canton, Switzerland
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Proper noun

Herisau

  1. A municipality, a town, a de facto capital of Appenzell Outer Rhodes canton, Switzerland.

Origin of Herisau

Borrowed from German Herisau.

Questions about Herisau

What does Herisau mean?
Herisau means a municipality, a town, a de facto capital of Appenzell Outer Rhodes canton, Switzerland.
What part of speech is Herisau?
Herisau is a proper noun.

Words near Herisau in the dictionary

  1. heriot
  2. heriotable
  3. herioted
  4. herioting
  5. heriots
  6. Herisau
  7. herisson
  8. herissons
  9. herit
  10. heritabilities
  11. heritability

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