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SWISS CONFEDERATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A landlocked federal republic in central Europe
Synonyms:
Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Swiss Confederation"):
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)
Interlaken (a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland)
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:
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)
battle of Sempach; Sempach (the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386)
Instance hyponyms:
Helvetia (the Latin name for Switzerland)
Holonyms ("Swiss Confederation" 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)
