Swiss

//swɪs// adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent. countable
  2. 2
    the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland wordnet
  3. 3
    Swiss cheese. uncountable

    "My favourite sandwich has roast beef and Swiss on rye bread."

Verb
  1. 1
    To prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in order to soften it. transitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

    "The obstructive tendency attributed to the knot in spiritual matters appears in a Swiss superstition that if, in sewing a corpse into its shroud, you make a knot on the thread, it will hinder the soul of the deceased on its passage to eternity."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Swiss German; the variety of German spoken in Switzerland. nonstandard

Synonyms

All synonyms
swiss peopleswiss peopleswitzer

Example

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"Most Swiss people can speak three or four languages."

Etymology

Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German.

Related phrases

Swiss AlpsSwiss Army knifeSwiss Army penknifeSwiss CottageSwiss FrenchSwiss GermanSwiss ballSwiss barSwiss cheeseSwiss daggerSwiss francSwiss roll

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