Swiss
Bern's home country
Swiss refers to people, things, or characteristics from Switzerland, the mountainous European country.
Swiss cheese has holes; a Swiss army knife has multiple tools.
Swiss bank accounts are famously discreet.
As a noun, the Swiss are the people of Switzerland: The Swiss speak four official languages.
Swiss chard is a leafy green unrelated to the country.
European mountain system
- MatterhornFamous Swiss-Italian mountain
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- glaciersSlow-moving ice masses
- peaksHighest points attained
chalet · skiing · snowboarding · hiking · trekking · climbing · alpinism · gondola
Swiss federal city
- ZurichSwiss financial center
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- cantonsAdministrative territorial divisions
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
multilingualism · German · French · Italian · federalism · direct democracy · referendum · passport
Craft of building timepieces
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- RolexSwiss luxury watchmaker
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
reliability · punctuality · timeliness · quality · meticulousness · calibration · chronometer · horology
Not favoring any side
- nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
Red Cross · Geneva Conventions · arbitration · impartiality · nonintervention · buffer state · observer · humanitarian
Swiss chocolate company
- TobleroneTriangular Swiss confection
- MilkaEuropean chocolate brand
- trufflesExpensive edible fungi
- pralineNut and sugar candy
cocoa · confectionery · milk chocolate · dark chocolate · white chocolate · ganache · luxury · artisanal
Alps
European mountain system
- MatterhornFamous Swiss-Italian mountain
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- glaciersSlow-moving ice masses
peaks · chalet · skiing · snowboarding · hiking · trekking · climbing · alpinism · gondola · cablecar
Bern
Swiss federal city
- ZurichSwiss financial center
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- cantonsAdministrative territorial divisions
confederation · multilingualism · German · French · Italian · federalism · direct democracy · referendum · passport · citizenship
watchmaking
Craft of building timepieces
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- RolexSwiss luxury watchmaker
engineering · reliability · punctuality · timeliness · quality · meticulousness · calibration · chronometer · horology · movement
neutral
Not favoring any side
- nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
diplomacy · Red Cross · Geneva Conventions · arbitration · impartiality · nonintervention · buffer state · observer · humanitarian · asylum
Lindt
Swiss chocolate company
praline · cocoa · confectionery · milk chocolate · dark chocolate · white chocolate · ganache · luxury · artisanal · creamy
secrecy
Practice of hiding information
private · finance · offshore · numbered accounts · assets · portfolio · investment · capital · fiduciary · regulation
- AlpsAlps, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Austrian Alps, French Alps
- cheeseAmerican, asiago, brie, cheddar, gouda
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- EuropeanFrench, German, Italian, Spanish, British
- European peoplesGermans, Italians, Greeks, French, Poles
- EuropeansAustrian, Belgian, Brit, Briton, Bulgarian
SwissAustrian
From the Alpine republic
German · French · Italian · Liechtenstein
Swissinterventionist
Advocate for outside involvement
belligerent · warmongering · expansionist · American · hawkish
Swisschaotic
Totally without arrangement
disorganized · unpunctual · unreliable · imprecise · indiscreet
- Swiss bank accountConfidential Alpine financial holding
- Swiss cheeseHole-riddled dairy product
- Swiss Army knifeCompact folding tool kit
- Swiss rollRolled sponge dessert
- Swiss Army knivesFolding pocket tool sets
- Swiss chocolateCocoa treat from Alps
Swiss roll, Swiss-German, Swiss cheese, Swiss Guard, Swiss chard, Swiss franc, Swiss Army knife