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Swiss
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Swiss
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Swiss has 1 sense
- swiss(n = noun.person) swiss people - the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland; Array is a kind of country, land, nation
has particulars: genevan
Adjective Swiss has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
Swiss, n. sing. & pl. [F. Suisse, of German origin. Cf. Switzer.].
A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Switzer; the people of Switzerland. [1913 Webster]
Swiss, a.
Of or pertaining to Switzerland, or the people of Switzerland. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Swiss, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to Switzerland in Western Europe or its people.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a native or national of Switzerland.
2 a person of Swiss descent.
--adj. of or relating to Switzerland in Western Europe or its people.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a native or national of Switzerland.
2 a person of Swiss descent.
Idiom
Swiss chard = CHARD. Swiss cheese plant a climbing house-plant, Monstera deliciosa, with aerial roots and holes in the leaves (as in some Swiss cheeses). Swiss roll a cylindrical cake with a spiral cross-section, made from a flat piece of sponge cake spread with jam etc. and rolled up.
Etymology
F Suisse f. MHG Swiz
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