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Switzerland

Switzerland

180 1.6
A country in central Europe with many mountains that does not take sides in wars
  • proper noun
  • /ˈswɪt͡sərlənd/
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  • Switzerland is renowned for its delicious chocolates and high-quality watches.
  • Geneva, Switzerland
  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Germany and Switzerland

The second one is Switzerland, the third one is Netherland.

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Examples

  • I've arrived in Switzerland at the Jazz Film Festival.

  • I think you should come with us to Switzerland.

  • This must be what Switzerland is like.

  • - I grew up in Switzerland.

  • So it's my birthday and then I'm off to Switzerland as well.

  • Why does Switzerland rank first in the world?

  • And just two weeks after leaving Switzerland, he found himself in Swiss exile again.

  • The next year, in a hotel room in Basel, Switzerland, he died of heart failure.

  • I was born in Switzerland and raised in Ghana, West Africa.

  • l've been wanting to bring my family to Switzerland.

Synonyms

Schweiz
vsSwitzerland
1 8.7

A country in central Europe known for its mountains and lakes

is the English common name rather than the German language form
Swiss Confederation
vsSwitzerland
  • Formal
4.2

The official name of Switzerland, a country in central Europe

is the common everyday name rather than the formal official title

Surface Forms

Etymology

Switzerland comes from the name of one of its original regions, Schwyz, plus the part -land, so it originally meant 'land of the Swiss'. So today Switzerland is the name for the whole country in central Europe, known for its mountains, neutrality, and many languages.