Swiss Definition

swĭs
adjective
Of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture.
American Heritage
noun
A person of Swiss ancestry.
American Heritage
A person born or living in Switzerland.
Webster's New World
A crisp, sheer cotton fabric used for curtains or light garments.
American Heritage

Swiss cheese.

Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Swiss people
verb

To prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in order to soften it.

Wiktionary

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Swiss

  • the Swiss

Origin of Swiss

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

    From Wiktionary

  • French Suisse from Middle High German Swīzer from Swīz Switzerland

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Swiss Sentence Examples

  • British, Swiss and Germans are comparatively few.

  • Traces of it have been found in the Swiss lake-dwellings; it is mentioned in the oldest Greek writings, and was cultivated by the Romans.

  • It formed the imperial "Swiss guard," and never left the city except to accompany the emperor.

  • In 1466 it formed an alliance with the Swiss, and this became a permanent union in 1515.

  • By the peace of Westphalia (1648) it was recognized as an independent ally of the Swiss League.

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Words Starting With

SSWSWI

Words Ending With

SSSISS

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