Switzerland

[ swit-ser-luhnd ]

noun

1. a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). : Bern.

Switzerland

/ ˈswɪtsələnd /

noun

1. a federal republic in W central Europe: the cantons of Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwalden formed a defensive league against the Hapsburgs in 1291, later joined by other cantons; gained independence in 1499; adopted a policy of permanent neutrality from 1516; a leading centre of the Reformation in the 16th century. It lies in the Jura Mountains and the Alps, with a plateau between the two ranges. Official languages: German, French, and Italian; Romansch minority. Religion: mostly Protestant and Roman Catholic. Currency: Swiss franc. Capital: Bern. Pop: 7 996 026 (2013 est). Area: 41 288 sq km (15 941 sq miles) German nameSchweiz French nameSuisse Italian nameSvizzera Latin nameHelvetiahɛlˈviːʃə

Switzerland

1. Republic in central Europe , bordered by France to the west, Germany to the north, Liechtenstein and Austria to the east, and Italy to the east and south. Its capital is Bern, and its largest city is Zurich .

Notes

It is famous for its watchmaking industry and its milk chocolate.

Known for its strict neutrality, Switzerland maintained armed neutrality in both World War I and World War II .

Swiss banks allow depositors to be identified by a number known only to the depositor and a few bank officials; private fortunes can therefore be kept secret.

Example Sentences

In Switzerland, where NASA science chief Thomas Zurbuchen grew up and where the rover’s motors were produced, artist Gerry Hofstetter projected images of the rover, Mars and the NASA logo onto an Alpine mountaintop.

From Washington Post

A CordenPharma executive in Switzerland told a trade publication this month that making ionizable cationic lipids requires 10 manufacturing steps and takes months.

From Washington Post

In 2015 it bought a Switzerland-based food supply operation that had offices in seven countries.

From Washington Post

Garlinghouse said on Monday that it was “confounding” that the SEC would decide to sue even as countries like Singapore, Switzerland, and Japan have declined to treat XRP as a security.

From Fortune

Internationally, decriminalization and related efforts in countries like Portugal, Switzerland, and The Netherlands seem to further confirm that simply taking the penalties off possession and use doesn’t lead people to take more drugs.

From Popular-Science

Andrew still plans to fly to Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum on January 21, representing the British government.

From The Daily Beast

After reading The Game in 2007, he says, he started going out in Switzerland and practicing RSD methods.

From The Daily Beast

“In almost all rural areas of Switzerland, it is customary to eat cats and dogs,” she says.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, animal rights activists are trying to ban the eating of cats and dogs in Switzerland.

From The Daily Beast

Her mother Ursula is from Switzerland, and her father Sayed is from Pakistan.

From The Daily Beast

Switzerland, though a small country, and not half of this habitable, speaks three different languages.

From Project Gutenberg

Three days later he was in Switzerland, and a few days later again he was on the summit of a minor but still difficult peak.

From Project Gutenberg

The habitations of the poor are less wretched than those of Italy, but not equal to those of the fertile portion of Switzerland.

From Project Gutenberg

Accordingly, early in 1799 the general found himself invested with the important command of the Army of Switzerland.

From Project Gutenberg

But spring evenings in Switzerland are chilly; Capt suggested their return to the hotel.

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