Definition of Swiss people

1. Noun. The natives or inhabitants of Switzerland.

Exact synonyms: Swiss
Generic synonyms: Country, Land, Nation
Specialized synonyms: Genevan

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swiss People

Swiss-cheesed
Swiss Army knife
Swiss Army knives
Swiss Confederation
Swiss German
Swiss Re Tower
Swiss Reformation
Swiss arrow
Swiss arrows
Swiss canton
Swiss chard
Swiss cheese
Swiss franc
Swiss francs
Swiss mountain pine
Swiss people (current term)
Swiss pine
Swiss roll
Swiss rolls
Swiss shower
Swiss showers
Swiss steak
Swiss stone pine
Swissess
Swissness
Switserland
Switzer
Switzerland
Switzers
Swoose

Literary usage of Swiss people

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

1. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"Swiss people—Narrow Escape—Berne—Lausanne—An Old Friend- Genoa—Peschiere revisited — On the Way to Naples — Scene on Board Steamship—A Jaunt to Pisa—A Greek ..."

2. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1873)
"Swiss people AND SCENERY. 1846. Tne Mountains and Lake—Manners of the People—A Country Fete— Rifle-shooting—A Marriage—Gunpowder Festivities—Progress in ..."

3. Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of by Henry Frank Eshleman (1917)
"... through the preachings of raised the flames to such a height lates to the German-Swiss people in thinking herself of some of her own America and Europe. ..."

4. Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution by Albert Venn Dicey (1897)
"Such is, speaking roughly, the position of the Swiss people. The Federal Executive and the Federal Parliament pursue the lines of policy approved by the ..."

5. The Mother Tongue by Sarah Louise Arnold, George Lyman Kittredge, John Hays Gardiner (1900)
"The Swiss people, proud of the valor and fidelity of their countrymen, made a subscription for a memorial to THE LION OF LUCERNE. BY THORWALDSEN. the Guards ..."

6. The Mother Tongue by Sarah Louise Arnold, George Lyman Kittredge, John Hays Gardiner (1900)
"The Swiss people, proud of the valor and fidelity of their countrymen, made a subscription for a memorial to THE LION OF LUCERNE. ..."

7. The Mother Tongue by Sarah Louise Arnold, George Lyman Kittredge, John Hays Gardiner (1908)
"... Swiss Guards remained faithful to their trust, and were killed while defending the king whose own soldiers had deserted him. The Swiss people, proud ..."

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