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Ticino (canton) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 46 17 04 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.2845 decimal degrees |
Long: 008 47 26 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.7906 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in the Lepontine Alps; was part of Roman Transpadane Gaul; part of Lombardy until 15th century, when Swiss Confederation took area from Milan; ruled by Uri and Schwyz cantons until 1798. |
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Ticino (preferred,C,V,Italian,U,N)
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Repubblica e Cantone Ticino (C,V,Italian,U)
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Tessin (C,V,German,U,N)
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Canton du Tessin (C,V,French,U)
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Cantone Ticino (C,V,Italian,U)
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Chantun Tessin (C,V,Romansch (Rhaeto-Roman),U)
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Kanton Tessin (C,V,German,U)
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SZ20 (C,V,FIPS,Italian,U)
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Tessin, Canton du (C,V,French,U)
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Tessin, Chantun (C,V,Romansch (Rhaeto-Roman),U)
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Tessin, Kanton (C,V,German,U)
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Ticino, Cantone (C,V,Italian,U)
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Ticino, Repubblica e Cantone (C,V,Italian,U)
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Ticinus (H,V)
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canton (preferred, B) |
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joined Swiss Confederacy 1803 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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