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  

/ 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)

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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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

All 27 EU member states are part of the programme, along with six non-members: Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

Only five - Andorra, Malta, Liechtenstein, Poland and Monaco - maintain highly restrictive laws.

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