Swiss
[swɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland.
(adj.) of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture; 'the Swiss army' .
Editor: Sweeney--From WordNet
Definition
(n.sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Switzer; the people of Switzerland.
(a.) Of or pertaining to Switzerland, or the people of Switzerland.
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Definition
adj. of or belonging to Switzerland.—n. a native of Switzerland: the language of Switzerland: a High German patois spoken in fifteen of the cantons.—n. Swit′zer a native of Switzerland: one of a hired bodyguard of a king or pope.—Swiss Guards a celebrated corps or regiment of Swiss mercenaries in the French army of the old ré–“ime constituted 'Gardes' by royal decree in 1616.
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Examples
- The Swiss deposits contain clear evidence of such catastrophes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Swiss navy's no joke for us. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- A Swiss machine for this purpose consists of two disks carrying diamonds in their peripheries, which, being put in rapid revolution, cut parallel grooves in the face of the stone. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- But the Swiss. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It is said that the Swiss watch passed through the hands of one hundred and thirty different workmen before it was put upon the market. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Mr. Kruesi was the superintendent, a Swiss trained in the best Swiss ideas of accuracy. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I did not know where we were and I wanted to get into the Swiss part of the lake. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Let us see,' returned the Swiss, argumentatively turning his cigar between his lips. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- As in Germany, so one characteristic of the Swiss system was a minute sub-division of the labour. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Or the Swiss navy. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The Hungarians, the Germans, the Austrians, the Swiss, the English and the Americans have all invented useful forms of these rollers. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Absolute democrats can also line up their witnesses: the conservatism of the Swiss, Wisconsin's successful experiments, the patience and judgment of the Danes. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It was vintage time in the valleys on the Swiss side of the Pass of the Great Saint Bernard, and along the banks of the Lake of Geneva. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- There's no way to know until we see Swiss troops. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Surely I am not expected to repeat my niece's maid's explanation of her tears, interpreted in the English of my Swiss valet? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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