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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A city and municipality of Bern canton, Switzerland.
2. 2
   An Alpine lake, which took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore: see Lake Thun.

Synonyms

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lake thun

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Tuno, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“fortified town”), named before it fell to Rome.

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Lake Thun

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