Switzerland
geographical name
Swit·zer·land
ˈswit-sər-lənd
variants
or French Suisse
or German Schweiz
or Italian Svizzera
or Latin Helvetia
landlocked country (a federal republic) in western Europe in the Alps; capital Bern area 15,937 square miles (41,277 square kilometers), population 8,293,000
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“Switzerland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Switzerland. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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