Proper Name guide

Aarau

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɑːɹaʊ/

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name

Meaning 1

A municipality and town, the capital of Aargau canton, in northern Switzerland; capital of the Helvetic Republic between 1798 and 1803.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: А́арау (Áarau) — Swiss town
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿勞 /阿劳 (Āláo) — Swiss town
  • Danish: Aarau — Swiss town
  • French: Aarau — Swiss town
  • German: Aarau — Swiss town
  • Greek: Ααράου (Aaráou) — Swiss town
  • Hungarian: Aarau — Swiss town
  • Korean: 아라우 (arau) — Swiss town
  • Marathi: आराउ (ārāu) — Swiss town
  • Russian: А́арау (Áarau) — Swiss town
  • Swedish: Aarau — Swiss town
  • Turkish: Aarau — Swiss town