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Switzerland


Swit·zer·land

geographical name \ˈswit-sər-lənd\

Definition of SWITZERLAND

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

Variants of SWITZERLAND

Swit·zer·land 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\

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