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Switzerland
[ swit-ser-luhnd ]
noun
- a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). : Bern.
Switzerland
/ ˈɪٲəəԻ /
noun
- a federal republic in W central Europe: the cantons of Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwalden formed a defensive league against the Hapsburgs in 1291, later joined by other cantons; gained independence in 1499; adopted a policy of permanent neutrality from 1516; a leading centre of the Reformation in the 16th century. It lies in the Jura Mountains and the Alps, with a plateau between the two ranges. Official languages: German, French, and Italian; Romansch minority. Religion: mostly Protestant and Roman Catholic. Currency: Swiss franc. Capital: Bern. Pop: 7 996 026 (2013 est). Area: 41 288 sq km (15 941 sq miles) German nameSchweiz French nameSuisse Italian nameSvizzera Latin nameHelvetiahɛlˈviːʃə
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Novartis stock was largely flat in trading in Switzerland on Wednesday but is up nearly 6% in the past 12 months.
It's released just three weeks before the band perform their own song, What The Hell Just Happened, at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland.
It is also just six weeks before the Women's European Championship begins in Switzerland on 2 July.
A group of gunmen opened fire on Tuesday on tourists at a resort in Pahalgam, a picturesque town in the Himalayas often described as the "Switzerland of India".
It looks like a cross between Switzerland and Paris, the kind of place no one would expect the Empire would dare seize.
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