Swiss

American  

[swis] / swɪs /

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, associated with, or characteristic of Switzerland or its inhabitants.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Switzerland.

2. (sometimes lowercase) Swiss muslin.

3. Swiss cheese.

Swiss British  

/ swɪs /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Switzerland

Other Word Forms

• anti-Swiss adjective
• non-Swiss adjectivenon-Swiss
• pro-Swiss adjective

Etymology

Origin of Swiss

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

Example Sentences

But following her win over Swiss 12th seed Bencic she said that she is still learning "to believe that I belong where I am".

From BBC

Police searched Swiss bank Edmond de Rothschild’s Paris offices as part of an investigation into a former diplomat linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal

For this season's league phase, Swiss Ramble calculated, external that Newcastle received £47m.

From BBC

Bank of America raises its target price on Novartis stock to 140 Swiss francs from 130 francs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before the war, the job of attending to American prisoners fell to Switzerland—Swiss diplomats have represented Washington in Iran since Jimmy Carter’s final months as president.

From The Wall Street Journal