Switzerland Definition
Switzerland
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English
Etymology
Compound of Switzer + land, adopted in the 16th century from Early Modern German Schwytzerland "land of the Swiss".
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Proper noun
Switzerland's locationSwitzerland
- A sovereign country in south central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation.
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See also
- Appendix:Place names in Switzerland
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City (
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