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Meanings of canton of uri in English

A canton in Switzerland.

Usage of canton of uri in English
1
I belong to a colony of Swiss, from the canton of Uri, who, led by my grandfather, settled there.
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
2
It was Saturday night in Göschenen, in the canton of Uri, that part of Switzerland which William Tell and Walter Fürst have made famous.
In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales
3
They were properly united only with the three cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden, as with a common centre, but among themselves by special treaties.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 / The Later Ren...