grisons

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proper noun

A canton of Switzerland (the French name)

Similar
canton of GrisonsGraubündencanton of Graubünden
OriginFrench Grisons →
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Meanings

grisons1

noun
  1. pluralplural of grison

Grisons2

proper noun
  1. A canton of Switzerland (the French name)

    [T]here is a Griſon Regiment kept ſtill in pay by the Spaniards, there are in it tvvelve Companies of fifty a piece, and the Captains have a thouſand Crovvns pay, tho they are not obliged to attend upon the ſervice: […]

    [1685 October 11 (date written; Gregorian calendar), G[ilbert] Burnet, “The Second Letter. Millan, the First of October, 1685.”, in Some Letters. Containing, an Account of what Seemed Most Remarkable in Switzerland, Italy, &c. […], Rotterdam: […] Abraham Acher, […], published 1686, →OCLC, page 78
    1 more example

    Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons […]

    1759, George Sale & al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol.XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2

    Synonyms: canton of Grisons, Graubünden, canton of Graubünden

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA canton of Switzerland (the French name)

Similar
canton of GrisonsGraubündencanton of Graubünden
Also see
graubünden

Origin

  1. FrenchGrisons
  2. EnglishGrisons

Borrowed from French Grisons. Doublet of grison.

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Translations

Arabic غراوبوندن
  • غراوبوندنcanton of Switzerland
Catalan Grisons
  • Grisonscanton of Switzerland
Chinese Mandarin 格勞賓登 /格劳宾登
  • 格勞賓登 /格劳宾登 (Géláobīndēng)canton of Switzerland
Dutch Graubünden, Grauwbunderland
  • Graubündencanton of Switzerland
  • Grauwbunderlandcanton of Switzerland
Esperanto Grizono
  • Grizonocanton of Switzerland
French Grisons
  • Grisonscanton of Switzerland
German Graubünden
  • Graubündencanton of Switzerland
Italian Grigioni
  • Grigionicanton of Switzerland
Polish Gryzonia
  • Gryzoniacanton of Switzerland
Portuguese Grisões
  • Grisõescanton of Switzerland
Spanish Grisones
  • Grisonescanton of Switzerland

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

grisons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grisons

MLA

“grisons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grisons. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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