Bern

Or Berne

[burn, bern]

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noun

a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
a canton in W Switzerland. 2,658 sq. mi. (6,885 sq. km). Bern.

Bern

/ bɜːn, bɛrn /

noun

the capital of Switzerland, in the W part, on the Aar River: entered the Swiss confederation in 1353 and became the capital in 1848. Pop: 122 700 (2002 est)
a canton of Switzerland, between the French frontier and the Bernese Alps. Capital: Bern. Pop: 950 200 (2002 est). Area: 6884 sq km (2658 sq miles)

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The avalanche took place shortly after midday on Saturday, Bern Cantonal police said in a statement on social media.

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The biggest swing came when Mitchell unloaded his bench, which saw replacement prop Sarah Bern score twice and Kelsey Clifford grab her first international try.

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Bern had done something similar with England fans after last weekend's win against Italy in York which went viral.

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Sarah Bern was in shortly after, England had overthrown the lineout but managed to retain possession and nice hands from Feaunati put the prop in under the posts.

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Bristol were not to be undone, though, as Sarah Bern powered over from close range to take an unassailable lead.

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