name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US:/ˈzɜɹ.ɪk/
US:/zʊɹ.ɪk/
US:/-ɪx/
UK:/ˈzjʊə.ɹɪk/
UK:/-ɪx/
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rhymes with (UK) -ʊəɹɪk
CMU ARPABET:Z UH1 R IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A canton of Switzerland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: canton of Zurich
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Celticder. Latin Turicumbor. Old High German Zurih German Zürichbor. English Zurich Borrowed from German Zürich.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
Cyrihu
— city
Arabic:
زْيُورِخ
(zyūriḵ)
— city
Arabic:
زيورخ
(ziyūriḵ, zyūriḵ)
— city
Armenian:
Ցյուրիխ
(Cʻyurix)
— city
Azerbaijani:
Sürix
— city
Belarusian:
Цюрых
(Cjuryx)
— city
Bulgarian:
Цю́рих
(Cjúrih)
— city
Catalan:
Zuric
— city
Chinese Mandarin:
蘇黎世 /苏黎世
(Sūlíshì)
— city
Corsican:
Zurigu
— city
Czech:
Curych
— city
Danish:
Zürich
— city
Dutch:
Zurich
— city
Esperanto:
Zuriko
— city
Finnish:
Zürich
— city
French:
Zurich
— city
French:
Zürich
— city
Georgian:
ციურიხი
(ciurixi)
— city
German:
Zürich
— city
German:
Züri
— city
Bavarian German:
Zirich
— city
German:
Zirich
— city
Greek:
Ζυρίχη
(Zyríchi)
— city
Hebrew:
ציריך
(tsirikh)
— city
Hindi:
ज़्यूरिख़
(zyūrix)
— city
Hungarian:
Zürich
— city
Italian:
Zurigo
— city
Japanese:
チューリッヒ
(Chūrihhi)
— city
Korean:
취리히
(Chwirihi)
— city
Kyrgyz:
Цүрих
(Tsürih)
— city
Latin:
Turicum
— city
Latvian:
Cīrihe
— city
Lithuanian:
Ciurichas
— city
Macedonian:
Цирих
(Cirih)
— city
Norwegian Bokmål:
Zürich
— city
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Zürich
— city
Pannonian Rusyn:
Цирих
(Cirix)
— city
Persian:
زوریخ
(zurix)
— city
Piedmontese:
Zürig
— city
Polish:
Zurych
— city
Portuguese:
Zurique
— city
Romanian:
Zürich
— city
Romansh:
Turitg
— city
Romansh:
Turich
— city
Russian:
Цю́рих
(Cjúrix)
— city
Sardinian:
Zurigo
— city
Serbo-Croatian:
Цирих
— city
Serbo-Croatian:
Cirih
— city
Sicilian:
Zuricu
— city
Slovak:
Zürich
— city
Slovene:
Zürich
— city
Spanish:
Zúrich
— city
Swedish:
Zürich
— city
Thai:
ซูริก
(soorík)
— city
Turkish:
Zürih
— city
Ukrainian:
Цюрих
(Cjuryx)
— city
Ukrainian:
Цю́ріх
(Cjúrix)
— city
Vietnamese:
Xuy-rích
— city
Arabic:
زْيُورِخ
(zyūriḵ)
— canton
Armenian:
Ցյուրիխ
(Cʻyurix)
— canton
Catalan:
Zuric
— canton
Chinese Mandarin:
蘇黎世州 /苏黎世州
(Sūlíshì zhōu)
— canton
