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  • noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe

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Examples

  • Luckily, though, I don't need anything else done, as the cost of dental care in der Schweiz is so astronomical that I will surely be taking out a mortgage just to pay for my clean and polish and filling replacement.

    Kidsville 2006

  • Luckily, though, I don't need anything else done, as the cost of dental care in der Schweiz is so astronomical that I will surely be taking out a mortgage just to pay for my clean and polish and filling replacement.

    April 2006 2006

  • Einsiedeln (the hermitage), in Schweiz, which is still a famous place of pilgrimage, he was often called Eremita -- the hermit.

    Historical Lectures and Essays Charles Kingsley 1847

  • And just about where the vineyards begin, you come upon two wayside posts, one of them inscribed "Schweiz" or "Oesterreich," the other bearing the magic word "Italia."

    New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

  • "According to our initial estimates, we expect investments of some 100 billion Swiss francs $108 billion to replace the reactors," says Sabine von Stockar from Energiestiftung Schweiz, a renewable-energy think tank.

    Nuclear Exit Comes With Costs Goran Mijuk 2011

  • Over the past four years, Switzerland has seen a net influx of about 330,000 foreigners, according to the national homeowners' association, HEV Schweiz.

    Foreigners Snap Up Swiss Property Goran Mijuk 2012

  • Verlosung: Michelle verlost ein Exemplar ihres Buches an einen deutschsprachigen Leser in Deutschland, Österreich oder der Schweiz.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Nalini Singh 2009

  • Both claims are obviously not true to anyone not pontificating on American culture von der Schweiz. abb1 Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » Harry Reid’s WTF Moment 2010

  • Verlosung: Michelle verlost ein Exemplar ihres Buches an einen deutschsprachigen Leser in Deutschland, Österreich oder der Schweiz.

    Guest Author: Michelle Raven Nalini Singh 2009

  • Andre Rothenbuhler , head of Swiss activist group Aktion Finanzplatz Schweiz, criticized Finma for only examining the banks involved in this year's freeze.

    Swiss Banks Face Sanctions Deborah Ball 2011

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