St. Gallen

St. Gallen

English

canton of St. Gallen (sense 1)

Alternative forms

• St Gallen
• Saint Gallen (rare)

Proper noun

St. Gallen

1. A canton of Switzerland.

   Synonym: canton of St. Gallen

2. The capital city of St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.

Synonyms

• Saint Gall (historical), St. Gall

Derived terms

• Gallish

Translations

canton

French: Saint-Gall (fr) German: St. Gallen (de), Sankt Gallen (de) Alemannic German: Sanggale Italian: San Gallo Romansch: Son Gagl m

city

French: Saint-Gall (fr) German: St. Gallen (de), Sankt Gallen (de) Alemannic German: Sanggale Italian: Sankt Gallen Romansch: Son Gagl m

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German

Kanton St. Gallen (sense 1)

Alternative forms

• SG (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH)
• Sankt Gallen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zaŋkt ˈɡalən]

• Audio

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Proper noun

St. Gallen n (proper noun, genitive St. Gallens or (optionally with an article) St. Gallen)

1. St Gallen (a canton of Switzerland)

   Synonym: Kanton St. Gallen

2. St. Gallen (the capital city of St. Gallen canton, Switzerland)

Further reading

• “St. Gallen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Sankt Gallen” in Duden online
• “St. Gallen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon