Definition: Meaning of, Switzerland in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈswɪtsələnd /
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a country in western Europe with many mountains and lakes, surrounded by France, Germany, Austria, and Italy. Population: 7,283,000 (2001). Capital: Bern. Switzerland is a NEUTRAL country (= one that does not support any side in a war) . It remained NEUTRAL in both World War I and World War II, and it does not belong either to the EU or to the UN . It is also a world centre for banking. People from Switzerland are called SWISS .