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Definition of Liechtenstein

1. Noun. A small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland.

Definition of Liechtenstein

1. Proper noun. A country in the European Alps. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liechtenstein

Literary usage of Liechtenstein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Germany: The Spirit of Her History, Literature, Social Condition, and by Francis Bisset Hawkins (1838)
"The house of Liechtenstein is of the Catholic religion. ... The territory of Liechtenstein comprehends 2-" German square miles; but the mediatized ..."

2. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1829)
"Liechtenstein. rounded with rocks, and watered by the Eyach. ... Liechtenstein, one of the smallest principalities in Germany docs not contain more than ..."

3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"Liechtenstein, a principality nnd the smallest state of the German ... Capital, Liechtenstein or Vaduz.—The prince of Liechtenstein is a member of the ..."

4. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"RUBENS'S SONS, Ruben», Liechtenstein Gallery, Vienna ; wood, H. 5 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. Rubens's sons by Isabella Brandt. Full- length, in Spanish costume. ..."

5. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"Liechtenstein first voiced its support for an immediate and total ban on ... Liechtenstein endorsed the pro-Mine Ban Treaty Brussels Declaration in June ..."

6. Unvisited Places of Old Europe by Robert Shackleton (1913)
"Liechtenstein: A SOVEREIGN STATE " T was really preposterous that in spite ... And there is Liechtenstein. And Liechtenstein, in spite of its being so long ..."

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