Swiss (disambiguation)
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Swiss may refer to:
- The adjectival form for the European country of Switzerland or the Old Swiss Confederacy, English since 1515, from French Suisse, ultimately from Schwyz
- Swiss German, the dialects of Alemannic German spoken in parts of Switzerland
- the Swiss people; see List of Swiss people, Demographics of Switzerland
- The Swiss franc, the currency of Switzerland
- Swiss mercenaries, especially the Swiss Guard
- Swiss Army knife, proverbially versatile ordonnance of the Swiss Army
- The Swiss dagger popular in 15th- to 16th-century Switzerland
- Swiss companies:
- * Banking in Switzerland
- * Swiss International Air Lines, generally abbreviated as "Swiss"
- * Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurance companies
- Items named after Switzerland without a direct connection:
- * Swiss cheese
- * Swiss system tournament, a tournament pairing procedure
Placenames
- Swiss, Missouri
- Swiss, North Carolina
- Swiss, West Virginia
- Swiss, Wisconsin
Acronyms
- Socialist Workers' Student Society, SWiSS, a disparaging nickname
See also
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