Saint Gall

geographical name

sānt-ˈgȯl

sənt-;

saⁿ-ˈgäl

variants or German Sankt Gallen

zäŋkt-ˈgä-lən

1

canton of northeastern Switzerland bordering on Liechtenstein and Austria area 778 square miles (2015 square kilometers)

2

commune in northeastern Switzerland that is the capital of the canton of Saint Gall

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