Swiss.
Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.
Meaning & usage
Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.
Where this word comes from
Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German.
A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.
Swiss cheese.
My favourite sandwich has roast beef and Swiss on rye bread.
Where this word comes from
Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German.
Swiss German; the variety of German spoken in Switzerland.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri, named for Swiss immigrants.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, named for a Swiss immigrant.
A place in the United States: A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German.
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