Svislando
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sviso (“Swiss person”) + lando (“land”), calque of English Switzerland.
Corresponds with several other West Germanic languages, including Afrikaans Switserland, Dutch Zwitserland, Scots Swisserland, West Frisian Switserlân, as well as a number of non-European languages, including Bengali সুইজারল্যান্ড (śuijarolênḍ), Hindi स्विट्ज़रलैण्ड (sviṭzarlaiṇḍ), Malay Switzerland, Thai สวิตเซอร์แลนด์ (sà-wít-səə-lɛɛn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Svislando (accusative Svislandon)
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
See also
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Francio | Aŭstrio Liĥtenŝtejno Aŭstrio | |
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