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    SWISS CONFEDERATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A landlocked federal republic in central Europeplay

    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)

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