The name of this city may come from “dur”, meaning water, a reference to the Helvetian people’s settlement on a lake

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Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: World Cities

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The name of this city may come from “dur”, meaning water, a reference to the Helvetian people’s settlement on a lake

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The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Zurich

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