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Davos , town (1990 pop. 10,957), Grisons canton, E Switzerland, on the Landwasser River. It is a famous winter sports center and 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 to the resort.

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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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