Meaning of "Schwyz" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCHWYZ

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHWYZ

Schwyz

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHWYZ

Schwyz is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCHWYZ MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Schwyz

The town of Schwyz ( listen (help·info); French: Schwyz; Italian: Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief, the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum.

Definition of Schwyz in the English dictionary

The definition of Schwyz in the dictionary is a canton of central Switzerland: played an important part in the formation of the Swiss confederation, to which it gave its name. Capital: Schwyz. Pop: 133 300. Area: 908 sq km. Other definition of Schwyz is a town in E central Switzerland, capital of Schwyz canton: tourism. Pop: 13 802.

TRANSLATION OF SCHWYZ

Find out the translation of Schwyz to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Schwyz from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Schwyz» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 施维茨
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• Translator English - Arabic: شفيتس
• Translator English - Russian: Швиц
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• Translator English - Bengali: বিনামূল্যে Schwyz
• Translator English - French: Schwyz
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• Translator English - German: Schwyz
• Translator English - Japanese: シュヴィーツ
• Translator English - Korean: 슈비츠
• Translator English - Javanese: Schwyz
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Schwyz
• Translator English - Tamil: ஸ்விஸ்
• Translator English - Marathi: श्वाझ
• Translator English - Turkish: Schwyz
• Translator English - Italian: Schwyz
• Translator English - Polish: Schwyz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Швіц
• Translator English - Romanian: Schwyz
• Translator English - Greek: Schwyz
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHWYZ»

Discover the use of Schwyz in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Schwyz and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Switzerland

Green and hilly Schwyz has two claims to fame: it gave Switzerland its name and together with the communities of Uri and Nidwalden signed the Oath of Eternal Alliance of 1291. This birth certificate of the Swiss Confederation is still proudly ...

Nicola Williams, Damien Simonis, Kerry Walker, 2009

Amtliche Sammlung Der Ältern Eidgenössischen Abschiede

Luggarus. Gersau. Brunnen. Baden. Brunnen. Gersau. Bellenz. Lucern. Baden. Brunnen. Altorf. Aarau. Lucern. Uri. Solothurn, Lucern. Schwyz. Schwyz l?)Lucern . Brunnen. Bellelay. Brunnen. Brunnen. Aarau. Lucern. Lucern. Brunnen. Zürich.

‎1872

Adventure Guide to Switzerland

The canton of Schwyz became one of the founding members of the Swiss federation on August 1, 1291, along with cantons Uri and Unterwalden, when they united against surrounding aggressive factions atop the Rütli mountain. This initial ...

Kimberly Rinker, 2006

Canton of Schwyz Canton of Schwyz: Lake Zug, Lake Zurich, ...

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LLC Books, 2010

A Laboratory of Liberty: The Transformation of Political ...

See Schwyz, canton of: Ausser Land Schwyz Kapossy, Belá, 53–54, 53n113, 70 Kappeler Brief, 93 Keller, Augustin ... 245 Kölz, Alfred, 288 Küßnacht, Schwyz invasion of, by Inner Schwyz, 209–11 joining ofAusser Land Schwyz by, 194, ...

Marc Lerner, 2011

A Contested Nation: History, Memory and Nationalism in ...

Emil Welti, the president of the Swiss Confederation, addressed the crowd gathered in Schwyz, singling out the two themes that dominated the festival's agenda: the national past and its continued relevance to the country's present and future; ...

Oliver Zimmer, 2003

The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and ...

chitecture of Canton Schwyz are available (Gschwend 1957), and only one provides a simple description of a small and not very early forebay barn (Bosiger 1956, 75-77). The forebay barns of Schwyz are superficially described in Chapter 1 ...

Robert F. Ensminger, 2003

The Cambridge Modern History

After his death Luzern, under Ludwig Pfyffer, formed a league with Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Zug, Solothurn, and Freiburg to maintain offensively and defensively the Catholic Faith (1586): this was known as the Borromean League. Thus the ...

‎1929

Common Property Economics: A General Theory and Land Use ...

Kanton Schwyz. Bern, Switzerland: Abteilung fur Landwirtschaft des eidgenfissischen Volkswirtschaftsdepartements. [Marti, Ernst.] 1970. Schweizerischer Alpkataster: Die Land- und Alpwirtschaft im Kanton Uri. Bern, Switzerland: Abteilung fur ...

Glenn G. Stevenson, 2005

Switzerland

Schwyz A small but charactrriul rown 5km northeast oi Brunnen. SCHWYZ ( pronounced shwers1 is capital oi its cauron. First meurioned in a docomem dated August 14, 972, Schwyz was associated culturally and militarily with its neighhours ...

Matthew Teller, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHWYZ»

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Folgen der Hitzewelle: Feuerverbote in der ganzen Zentralschweiz

Wegen erhöhter Waldbrandgefahr hat nach Zug und Luzern auch Schwyz ein allgemeines Feuerverbot erlassen. Es ist nun verboten, im Freien Feuer zu ... «Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Jul 15»

Mit Messern Sicherheitskräfte in Schwyz angegriffen: Mann verletzt …

In der Schwyzer Gemeinde Galgenen ist am Dienstagnachmittag ein Mann mit Messern auf Polizisten losgegangen. Dabei wurden zwei Polizisten leicht verletzt ... «Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Jun 15»

Steuern bleiben aus: Reiches Schwyz fährt Rekord-Minus ein

Die Schwyzer Staatsrechnung schliesst 2014 tiefrot ab - und zwar mit einem Rekord-Defizit von 211 Mio Franken. Das sind 114 Mio mehr als budgetiert. Schuld ... «BLICK.CH, Apr 15»

Bewohner in Schwyz evakuiert: Schlammlawine bedroht Häuser

SCHWYZ - Die Bewohner eines Bauernhofes in Schwyz müssen Ostern auswärts verbringen. Wegen der anhaltenden Regenfälle sind bereits Dutzende ... «BLICK.CH, Apr 15»

Brand: 81-jähriger Mann stirbt bei Hausbrand im Kanton Schwyz

VORDERTHAL - SZ - In Vorderthal SZ ist in einem Einfamilienhaus am Nachmittag ein Brand ausgebrochen und hat das Gebäude mit dickem Rauch gefüllt. «BLICK.CH, Mar 15»

Army truck in three-vehicle crash in Schwyz

A crash involving a Swiss Army troop carrier and two other vehicles on Thursday night in the canton of Schwyz left four people injured, two of them seriously, ... «The Local.ch, Mar 15»

Vier Verletzte im Kanton Schwyz: Horror-Crash mit Armeefahrzeug

BRUNNEN - SZ - Nachdem ein Töfffahrer gestern Abend in ein Armeefahrzeug krachte, prallte dieses in einen entgegenkommenden Lieferwagen. Der Unfall im ... «BLICK.CH, Mar 15»

Schussabgabe eines Schwyzer Polizisten wird erneut beurteilt

Vor dem Kantonsgericht Schwyz hat am Dienstagmorgen der Berufungsprozess gegen den Polizisten begonnen, der 2012 bei Schwyz einen unbewaffneten ... «Aargauer Zeitung, Jan 15»

Schwyz voters choose taxes and subsidies over spending cuts

Voters in the town of Schwyz have surprisingly turned down their local government's recommendation to reduce spending on education, childcare and energy ... «swissinfo.ch, Dec 14»

Überraschung an der Gemeindeversammlung: Schwyz erhöht …

SCHWYZ - Statt sparen erhöhen die Bürger von Schwyz lieber den Steuerfuss – und das um satte 10 Prozent. Überrascht war vor allem der Gemeinderat. «BLICK.CH, Dec 14»