English Explanatory Dictionary

Emmental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A valley and district in Bern canton, Switzerland.
  2. Alternative form of Emmentaler (“Swiss cheese with many holes”).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Emmental

Etymology

From Alemannic German [Term?] (literally “Emme's valley”), named after the river Emme.

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