suisse

1. domain member region:

   • battle of sempach, sempach - the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386
   • international relations and security network, isn - Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations
   • commune - the smallest administrative district of several European countries
   is an instance of: european country, european nation - any one of the countries occupying the European continent
   specific instances: helvetia - the Latin name for Switzerland
   has:

   • tessin, ticino - an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland
   • savoy - a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
   • swiss canton - one of the cantons of Switzerland
   • bern, berne, capital of switzerland - the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
   • bale, basel, basle - a city in northwestern Switzerland
   • geneva, geneve, genf - a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
   • interlaken - a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland
   • lausanne - a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
   • zurich - the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country
   • aar, aare, aare river - a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
   • alps, the alps - a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
   • lake geneva, lake leman - a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone
   • matterhorn - a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
   • rhein, rhine, rhine river - a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
   • rhone, rhone river - a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles
   • weisshorn - a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)
   is a part of: europe - 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
   same as: schweiz, svizzera, swiss confederation, switzerland

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