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Definition of Suisse
1. Noun. A landlocked federal republic in central Europe.
Geographical relationships: Battle Of Sempatch, Sempatch, International Relations And Security Network, Isn, Commune
Generic synonyms: European Country, European Nation
Terms within: Tessin, Ticino, Savoy, Swiss Canton, Bern, Berne, Capital Of Switzerland, Bale, Basel, Basle, Geneva, Geneve, Genf, Interlaken, Lausanne, Zurich, Aar, Aare, Aare River, Alps, The Alps, Lake Geneva, Lake Leman, Matterhorn, Rhein, Rhine, Rhine River, Rhone, Rhone River, Weisshorn
Group relationships: Europe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suisse
Literary usage of Suisse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"... Nelly Orau, suisse. Tu fait mine. You live alone; you are a misanthrope.
suisse means porter or door-keeper, ..."
2. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: Or, The Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing (1845)
"... de suisse,) or Striped Long Green, resembles the foregoing in all respects,
except that the first is prettily striped with yellow and green. ..."
3. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: Or, The Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing (1855)
"... (Verte tongue, suisse, Culotte dt suisse,) or Striped Long Green, resembles
the foregoing in all respects, except that the first is prettily striped ..."
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