Meaning & use
Swiss
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Of, relating to, or characteristic of Switzerland, its people, or their languages and culture.
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The recipe calls for a block of Swiss cheese with its distinctive holes.
He proudly displayed his Swiss passport at the border.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'Swiss' can refer to a person from Switzerland or, informally, to Swiss cheese itself, as in 'a sandwich with Swiss.'
Another way to use it
2. noun
A native or inhabitant of Switzerland.
The Swiss are known for their precision engineering and their country's neutrality in international conflicts.
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