switzerland
English Thesaurus
1. a landlocked federal republic in central Europe (noun.location)
| part holonym | : | tessin, ticino, |
| definition | : | an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | savoy, |
| definition | : | a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | swiss canton, |
| definition | : | one of the cantons of Switzerland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | bale, basel, basle, |
| definition | : | a city in northwestern Switzerland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | geneva, geneve, genf, |
| definition | : | a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | interlaken, |
| definition | : | a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | lausanne, |
| definition | : | a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | zurich, |
| definition | : | the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | aar, aare, aare river, |
| definition | : | a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | alps, the alps, |
| definition | : | a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | lake geneva, lake leman, |
| definition | : | a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | matterhorn, |
| definition | : | a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | rhein, rhine, rhine river, |
| definition | : | a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | rhone, rhone river, |
| definition | : | a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | weisshorn, |
| definition | : | a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high) (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | europe, |
| definition | : | the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | battle of sempatch, sempatch, |
| definition | : | the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386 (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | commune, |
| definition | : | the smallest administrative district of several European countries (noun.location) |
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