Liechtenstein

American  

[lik-tuhn-stahyn, likh-tuhn-shtahyn] / ˈlɪk tənˌstaɪn, ˈlɪx tənˌʃtaɪn /

noun

1. a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Vaduz.

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Liechtenstein British  

/ ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn, ˈlɪçtənʃtain /

noun

1. a small mountainous principality in central Europe on the Rhine: formed in 1719 by the uniting of the lordships of Schellenburg and Vaduz, which had been purchased by the Austrian family of Liechtenstein; customs union formed with Switzerland in 1924. Official language: German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: Swiss franc. Capital: Vaduz. Pop: 37 009 (2003 est). Area: 160 sq km (62 sq miles)

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Liechtenstein Cultural  

1. (lik-tuhn-steyen, likh-tuhn-shteyen) Constitutional monarchy in west-central Europe, located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Its capital and largest city is Vaduz.

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Not quite as large as Washington, D.C., Liechtenstein is one of the smallest European countries.

Other Word Forms

• Liechtensteiner
  noun

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Liechtenstein

Supporters of the bill say there is widespread backing in Liechtenstein to legalise abortion.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

And it is in part to show the world that Liechtenstein is not Lilliput that it has just sent the Metropolitan Museum of Art the largest exhibition ever mounted by that institution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Liechtenstein is not much larger than the denture sets it exports with such abandon to a gap-gummed world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The exception is a 15% tax rate on drugs coming from the European Union, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026

Sleepy little Liechtenstein was shocked by the enormity of the crime. fortuitous.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner