Swiss

American

[swis] / swɪs /

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 cheese.

Swiss British

/ swɪs /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Switzerland, its inhabitants, or their dialects of German, French, and Italian

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noun

a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Switzerland

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Etymology

Origin of Swiss

1505–15; < Middle French suisse < Middle High German Swīz

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Shares in Lufthansa, which also owns SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings, were down 1.25% at 1144 GMT.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

Lufthansa said it was launching additional flights to the United States to meet the jump in demand, offering three flights daily to Miami from November on carriers Lufthansa and SWISS.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2021

Although we speak German in the Northern part of Switzerland, we certainly are not German, but SWISS, just as the French-and Italian-speaking people of Switzerland are also SWISS, and not French or Italian respectively.

From Time Magazine Archive

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