Bellinzona
Italian
Etymology
From a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”. First attested in Latin in 590, as Bilitiō (the Italian derives from an alteration of the accusative, Bilitiōnem).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bel.linˈtso.na/
- Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧zó‧na
Proper noun
Bellinzona f
- A town in Switzerland, capital of the Ticino canton.
- A district in the Ticino canton of Switzerland.