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
  adjective
• pro-Swiss
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Swiss

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Swiss

Shares in the Swiss drugmaker have fully recovered from recent clinical-trial failures, and investors now await new midterm targets due to be announced at an event later this month, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Senate and House could potentially ease a policy headwind for Swiss pharmaceutical companies, Vontobel’s Jean-Philippe Bertschy says in a research note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Officially known as Class 398 Citylink multiple units, they were ordered from Swiss manufacturer Stadler in 2018 and the first arrived in Wales in March 2023.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

I adorn myself so loudly in my nationality that the first thing people see isn’t my father’s dominant Swiss genes, but a declaration of my true birthright.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The social worker gestured to a small stand on which stood a still-steaming electric kettle, alongside teabags and Swiss Miss packets.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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