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Schweiz

British  
/ ʃvaits /

noun

  1. the German name for Switzerland

"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

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Both sides were expected sign the deal on Friday in the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock, Switzerland's Foreign Ministry told the Schweiz Heute newspaper.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

According to the lawsuit, Brink's was hired by Swiss bank Raiffeisen Schweiz and precious metals refining company Valcambi to move the cash and gold from Zurich to Toronto.

From Reuters Oct. 11, 2023

Practically speaking, the SNB’s shortfall doesn’t affect the SNB’s ability to conduct monetary policy, said Alexander Koch, economist at Raiffeisen Schweiz in Zurich.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2016

Take Sunday's report in the Swiss newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag and BBC Sport's own story.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2015

And just about where the vineyards begin, you come upon two wayside posts, one of them inscribed "Schweiz" or "Oesterreich," the other bearing the magic word "Italia."

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 by Various

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