a canton in the Jura Mountains of W Switzerland. Capital: Neuchâtel. Pop: 167 000 (2002 est). Area: 798 sq km (308 sq miles)
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a town in W Switzerland, capital of Neuchâtel canton, on Lake Neuchâtel: until 1848 the seat of the last hereditary rulers in Switzerland. Pop: 32 914 (2000)
3. Lake Neuchâtel
German name (for senses 1, 2): Neuenburg
Neuchâtel in American English
(nøʃɑˈtɛl; E ˌ nuʃəˈtɛl)
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canton of W Switzerland, on the French border: 310 sq mi (803 sq km); pop. 165,000
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its capital, on the Lake of Neuchâtel: pop. 32,000
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Lake oflake in W Switzerland: 84 sq mi (218 sq km)