Main Entry: Swit·zer·land

Pronunciation: \ˈswit-sər-lənd\

Variant(s): or French Suisse \ˈswʸēs\ or G Schweiz \ˈshvīts\ or Italian Sviz·ze·ra \ˈzvēt-tsā-rä\ or Latin Hel·ve·tia \hel-ˈvē-sh(ē-)ə\

Function: geographical name

country W Europe in the Alps; a federal republic ∗ Bern area 15,940 square miles (41,285 square kilometers), population 6,996,000