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# swiss

adjective (Swiss); noun (a Swiss, the Swiss — the people)

«swiss» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Swiss means from or about Switzerland, a small mountain country in the middle of Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#m1)
2. The Swiss are the people of Switzerland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#m2)
3. Swiss is used in names of things: Swiss cheese, Swiss roll, Swiss Army knife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons, Switzerland has the Alps, lakes, four official languages (German, French, Italian and Romansh) and no coastline; it is famous for staying neutral in wars. In everyday life: chocolate, watches, cheese with holes (like Emmental), the Swiss roll cake, and the Swiss Army knife. Phrases: «Swiss chocolate», «Swiss Alps», «Swiss roll», «Swiss cheese», «Swiss Army knife».

### Examples

- Swiss chocolate is famous around the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#x1)
- We went skiing in the Swiss Alps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#x2)
- Grandma made a jam Swiss roll for pudding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#x3)
- A Swiss Army knife has a blade, scissors and a tiny saw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#x4)
- Many Swiss people speak German or French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#x5)
- The Swiss have a red flag with a white cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#x6)
- It was indeed a Swiss town in its holiday dress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/#x7)

### Note

Always capital S. The country is «Switzerland», the people «the Swiss», the adjective «Swiss» — there is no word "Switzerlandish". Plural of a person: «a Swiss person, Swiss people». The holes in Swiss cheese come from gas bubbles made by bacteria.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «swiss» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiss/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swiss» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swiss.html) on Mova free.