SCHWEIZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Schweiz mean? 

• SCHWEIZ (noun)
  The noun SCHWEIZ has 1 sense:

1. a landlocked federal republic in central Europe

  Familiarity information: SCHWEIZ used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHWEIZ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A landlocked federal republic in central Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland

Instance hypernyms:

European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Schweiz"):

Interlaken (a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland)

Weisshorn (a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high))

Rhone; Rhone River (a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles)

Rhein; Rhine; Rhine River (a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea)

Matterhorn (a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape)

Lake Geneva; Lake Leman (a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone)

Alps; the Alps (a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction)

Aar; Aare; Aare River (a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine)

Zurich (the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country)

Lausanne (a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center)

Geneva; Geneve; Genf (a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations)

Bale; Basel; Basle (a city in northwestern Switzerland)

Bern; Berne; capital of Switzerland (the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland)

Swiss canton (one of the cantons of Switzerland)

Savoy (a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy)

Tessin; Ticino (an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland)

Domain member region:

battle of Sempach; Sempach (the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386)

commune (the smallest administrative district of several European countries)

International Relations and Security Network; ISN (Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations)

Instance hyponyms:

Helvetia (the Latin name for Switzerland)

Holonyms ("Schweiz" is a part of...):

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)