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Swiss
[swis]
adjective
of, pertaining to, associated with, or characteristic of Switzerland or its inhabitants.
noun
a native or inhabitant of Switzerland.
(sometimes lowercase)Swiss muslin.
Swiss
/ ɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Switzerland, its inhabitants, or their dialects of German, French, and Italian
noun
a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Switzerland
Other Word Forms
- anti-Swiss adjective
- non-Swiss adjectivenon-Swiss
- pro-Swiss adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Swiss1
Example Sentences
Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche, which announced plans to invest $50bn in the US over five years in April, is a good example.
Lawmakers’ willingness to poke holes in the California Environmental Quality Act for specific projects without overhauling the law in general has led commentators to describe the changes as “Swiss cheese CEQA.”
Local authorities have requested support from the Swiss army's disaster relief unit and members of the Swiss government are on their way to the scene.
Tom Hayes, a former trader at the Swiss bank UBS, became the first banker to be jailed for "rigging" interest rates in August 2015.
A rescue mission is under way to reach several people buried in an avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps, local police say.
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