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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_140257" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) See Lucern, the plant. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76198" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76198" /> == | ||
<p> A | <p> A Swiss canton E. of Berne, mountainous in the S., where cattle are pastured and much cheese made; in the N. and in the valleys fertile with corn and fruit crops; is German speak ing, and Roman Catholic; its highest elevation, Mount Pilatus, is 7000 ft. [[Stretching]] from the eastern corner is Lake Lucerne, one of the most beautiful in Europe. The cap. Lucerne, on the shores of the lake, is a busy tourist centre; outside its walls is the famous Lion of Lucerne, designed by Thorwaldsen, in memory of the Swiss [[Guard]] slain while defending the Tuileries in [[Paris]] in 1792, and cut out of the solid rock. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_140257"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/lucerne Lucerne from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_76198"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/lucerne Lucerne from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76198"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/lucerne Lucerne from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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