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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.


Liechtenstein British  
/ ˈlɪçtənʃtain, ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn /

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

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Stuff does pile up after centuries, and the Liechtenstein family was already roaming around the Austrian landscape 800 years ago with a better-than-average eye for tangible assets.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Like Magritte's artwork, the Red Devils' qualifying campaign for the tournament certainly subverted expectations at times, with 6-0 wins over Liechtenstein and Kazakhstan sandwiched between draws against North Macedonia and Kazakhstan.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, sales fell nearly 12% to 22,801.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

The highlight of his Tartan Army CV - which includes away days in Greece, Denmark, the Netherlands and Liechtenstein - was travelling to Germany for last summer's Euros.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2025

In afterdinner conversation, he sometimes referred, in a tone of utter boredom, to summers spent with the European nobility in the castles of Liechtenstein or the Cote d’Azur.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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