Definition of Swiss canton

1. Noun. One of the cantons of Switzerland.

Generic synonyms: Canton
Specialized synonyms: Tessin, Ticino
Group relationships: Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swiss Canton

Swisher
Swiss
Swiss-French Sign Language
Swiss-German
Swiss-German Sign Language
Swiss-Italian Sign Language
Swiss-cheesed
Swiss Army knife
Swiss Army knives
Swiss Confederation
Swiss German
Swiss Re Tower
Swiss Reformation
Swiss arrow
Swiss arrows
Swiss canton (current term)
Swiss chard
Swiss cheese
Swiss franc
Swiss francs
Swiss mountain pine
Swiss people
Swiss pine
Swiss roll
Swiss rolls
Swiss shower
Swiss showers
Swiss steak
Swiss stone pine
Swissess

Literary usage of Swiss canton

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Labor Legislation by Iwao Frederick Ayusawa (1920)
"... France and other industrial countries step by step in the interest of the working population.1 5. The first official move by the Swiss canton of ..."

2. International Labor Legislation by Iwao Frederick Ayusawa (1920)
"The first official move by the Swiss canton of darns (1855) and the developments in France, Germany, etc. (1855-1871) Next in importance to the date 1818, ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"but it also contains 13-9 sq. m. of glaciers, ranking as the fifth Swiss canton in this respect. It is thus a mountain canton, the loftiest point ¡n it ..."

4. The Ancient Laws of Wales: Viewed Especially in Regard to the Light They by Hubert Lewis (1889)
"... the Swiss canton, the German Zent, a Settlement of Kindred, a ' Group' of Trevs of no fixed Number. ..."

5. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"A small place in the Swiss canton of Aargau, on the right bank of the Aar. The castle was built about 1027 by Bishop ..."

6. The Era of the Protestant Revolution by Frederic Seebohm (1901)
"But there was this difference between a Swiss canton and a petty feudal state. In the Swiss canton there was no feudal lord ; the people governed themselves ..."

7. The Era of the Protestant Revolution by Frederic Seebohm (1894)
"But there was this difference between a Swiss canton and a petty feudal state. ... If therefore in a Swiss canton the civil power took to Civil power itself ..."

8. International Labor Legislation by Iwao Frederick Ayusawa (1920)
"... France and other industrial countries step by step in the interest of the working population.1 5. The first official move by the Swiss canton of ..."

9. International Labor Legislation by Iwao Frederick Ayusawa (1920)
"The first official move by the Swiss canton of darns (1855) and the developments in France, Germany, etc. (1855-1871) Next in importance to the date 1818, ..."

10. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"but it also contains 13-9 sq. m. of glaciers, ranking as the fifth Swiss canton in this respect. It is thus a mountain canton, the loftiest point ¡n it ..."

11. The Ancient Laws of Wales: Viewed Especially in Regard to the Light They by Hubert Lewis (1889)
"... the Swiss canton, the German Zent, a Settlement of Kindred, a ' Group' of Trevs of no fixed Number. ..."

12. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"A small place in the Swiss canton of Aargau, on the right bank of the Aar. The castle was built about 1027 by Bishop ..."

13. The Era of the Protestant Revolution by Frederic Seebohm (1901)
"But there was this difference between a Swiss canton and a petty feudal state. In the Swiss canton there was no feudal lord ; the people governed themselves ..."

14. The Era of the Protestant Revolution by Frederic Seebohm (1894)
"But there was this difference between a Swiss canton and a petty feudal state. ... If therefore in a Swiss canton the civil power took to Civil power itself ..."

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