Zermatt

American  

[tser-maht] / tsɛrˈmɑt /

noun

1. a village in S Switzerland, near the Matterhorn: resort. 5,315 feet (1,620 meters) above sea level.

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Zermatt British  

/ tsɛrˈmat /

noun

1. a village and resort in S Switzerland, in Valais canton at the foot of the Matterhorn: cars are not allowed in the area. Pop: 5988 (2000)

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Example Sentences

In a separate incident on Friday night, Air Zermatt was also involved in a challenging mountain rescue on the Fiescherhörner, where four alpinists were stranded amid fog and high winds.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

On Thursday, road and rail routes were cut off into the resort of Zermatt in the southern canton of Valais and tourists and residents were told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

The Swiss ski resort of Zermatt was cut off and tourists and residents were told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes because of heavy snow in the Alps on Thursday.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

The skiers set out from the Swiss resort town of Zermatt on Saturday morning, aiming for the village of Arolla, across a series of snow-covered peaks.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2024

A quick visit to Cavalli in Milan, which occurred just after my skiing holiday in Zermatt, had convinced me that my speculations about how bacteria mated were likely to be right.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson