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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Davos , town (1990 pop. 10,957), Grisons canton, E Switzerland, on the Landwasser River. A famous winter sports center, it originally became prominent in the 19th cent. as a health resort. Since 1971 (except for 2002–3), Davos has hosted the annual conference of what is now the World Economic Forum; the conference draws national leaders and business executives from around the world. There are several museums, including one devoted to Ernst Ludwig Kirchner .

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Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Davos, Switzerland Inhabited by Romansh‐speaking people during the early Middle Ages, it takes its name from the Romansh tavau ‘behind’, a reference to the fact that the valley, in which it lies, turns away behind the town.

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Davos

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Davos •adiós, chausses, Close, Davos, dose, engross, gross, Grosz, jocose, morose, Rhos, verbose •grandiose • religiose • otiose •globose • viscose • bellicose • varicose •vorticose • cellulose • lachrymose •lactose • comatose • siliquose

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