Etymology

Switzerland

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Today it means: A neutral party in a dispute; one who does not take sides. Full definition →

German Schwytzerland
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  1. German · derived fromSchwytzerland“land of the Swiss”
  2. English todaySwitzerland

Compound of Switzer + -land, adopted in the 16th century from Early Modern German Schwytzerland (“land of the Swiss”). Noun sense refers to the state’s political neutrality in both World Wars.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.