1
plural Swiss
a
: a native or inhabitant of Switzerland
b
: one that is of Swiss descent
2
often not capitalized
: any of various fine sheer fabrics of cotton originally made in Switzerland
especially
: dotted swiss
3
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Switzerland or the Swiss
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Each one boasts breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps: there's a reason, after all, that famed photographer Slim Aarons regularly turned his lens on the winter playground.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Switzerland Tourism Swiss Federal Railways | 💡🌱 Swiss Federal Railways (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, or SBB) carries more than 1.3 million passengers daily—all on trains that run fully on electricity, 90% of which comes from hydropower and 10% from nuclear energy.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
By luck or fate, the novel—which was published 100 years ago, in November 1924—seemed to tell a story a little like mine, set not in the West African rainforest but in the Swiss Alps.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
This announcement was by far the biggest news in Swiss watchmaking during the 21st century, so far.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Each one boasts breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps: there's a reason, after all, that famed photographer Slim Aarons regularly turned his lens on the winter playground.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Switzerland Tourism Swiss Federal Railways | 💡🌱 Swiss Federal Railways (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, or SBB) carries more than 1.3 million passengers daily—all on trains that run fully on electricity, 90% of which comes from hydropower and 10% from nuclear energy.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
By luck or fate, the novel—which was published 100 years ago, in November 1924—seemed to tell a story a little like mine, set not in the West African rainforest but in the Swiss Alps.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Swiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Swiss. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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