Definition of Switzerland in English:
Switzerland
A mountainous, landlocked country in central Europe; population 8,300,000 (estimated 2015); official languages, French, German, Italian, and Romansh; capital, Berne.
瑞士（欧洲中部一个多山的内陆国，2009年估计人口7, 604，500；官方语言为法语，德语，意大利语，罗曼什语；首都伯尔尼；法语名SUISSE, 德语名HCHWEIZ ，意大利语名SVIZZERA ；拉丁语亦称HELVETIA ）French name Suisse, German name Schweiz, Italian name Svizzera; also called by its Latin name Helvetia
Switzerland emerged as an independent country in the 14th and 15th centuries, when the states or cantons formed a confederation to defeat first their Habsburg overlords and then their Burgundian neighbours. After a period of French domination (1798–1815) the Swiss Confederation's neutrality was guaranteed by the other European powers. Neutral in both world wars, Switzerland has emerged as an international financial centre and as the headquarters of several international organizations such as the Red Cross
Definition of Switzerland in US English:
Switzerland
A mountainous, landlocked country in central Europe; population 8,300,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Berne; languages, French, German, Italian, and Romansh (all official).
French name Suisse, German name Schweiz, Italian name Svizzera; also called by its Latin name Helvetia
Switzerland emerged as an independent country in the 14th and 15th centuries, when the states or cantons formed a confederation to defeat first their Habsburg overlords and then their Burgundian neighbors. After a period of French domination (1798–1815) the Swiss Confederation's neutrality was guaranteed by the other European powers. Neutral in both world wars, Switzerland emerged as an international financial center and as the headquarters of several international organizations such as the Red Cross