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Uri


Uri [German oo-ree; English oo r-ee] Examples noun

  1. a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.

Examples from the Web for uri Contemporary Examples of uri

  • “He is old and I am young,” says Uri, punching the air wildly for several seconds.

    Pro-Russian Protesters in East Ukraine Laugh at Kiev’s Threats

    David Patrikarakos

    April 9, 2014

  • Uri Ariel from the right-wing Jewish Home party said he was “shocked” by it.

    Why Is Israel’s Red Cross Rejecting Ethiopian Blood?

    Sigal Samuel

    December 13, 2013

  • Housing Minister Uri Ariel, himself a settler, is at least bureaucratically responsible for the latest announcement.

    How Netanyahu Plays the Settlement Game

    Michael Omer-Man

    November 13, 2013

  • Next week Housing Minister Uri Ariel and Mayor Nir Barekat will lay a cornerstone.

    MOAR SETTLEMENTS

    Orly Halpern

    August 9, 2013

  • “The Uri Blau conviction as part of a plea bargain alone merits a downgrade,” said Omer-Man.

    Is The Israeli Press Only “Partly Free”?

    Ali Gharib

    May 10, 2013

  • Historical Examples of uri

  • Since that time, he has been employed as coachman by Uri Gilbert, Esq., of this city.

    Harriet, The Moses of Her People

    Sarah H. Bradford

  • Uri, the son of the former, now appeared beneath the ancient tree.

    Joshua, Complete

    Georg Ebers

  • But these Uri cannot be habituated to man or made tractable, not even when young.

    Bible Animals;

    J. G. Wood

  • When the servants call you Uri, you must not be angry with them.

    Against the Current

    Edward A. Steiner

  • There certainly was a Hapsburg governor, Gessler, in charge of the canton Uri about this time .

    Switzerland

    Frank Fox

  • British Dictionary definitions for uri Uri noun

    1. one of the original three cantons of Switzerland, in the centre of the country: mainly German-speaking and Roman Catholic. Capital: Altdorf. Pop: 35 200 (2002 est). Area: 1075 sq km (415 sq miles)
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