noun
- a canton in W Switzerland. 309 sq. mi. (800 sq. km).
- the capital of this canton, on the Lake of Neuchâtel.
- Lake of, a lake in W Switzerland. 85 sq. mi. (220 sq. km).
noun
- a canton in the Jura Mountains of W Switzerland. Capital: Neuchâtel. Pop: 167 000 (2002 est). Area: 798 sq km (308 sq miles)
- a town in W Switzerland, capital of Neuchâtel canton, on Lake Neuchâtel: until 1848 the seat of the last hereditary rulers in Switzerland. Pop: 32 914 (2000)
- Lake Neuchâtel a lake in W Switzerland: the largest lake wholly in Switzerland. Area: 216 sq km (83 sq miles)