Switzerland

SWIT-sur-luhnd/ˈswɪt.sɚ.lənd/UKSWIT-suh-luhnd/ˈswɪt.sə.lənd/

2 meanings of Switzerland

1
proper noun
A landlocked country in western and central Europe, officially the Swiss Confederation, with Bern serving as its de facto capital.
Switzerland shares borders with France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Liechtenstein.
Banking and precision watchmaking have long been pillars of the economy in Switzerland.
2
nounfigurativelyuncountable
A neutral party in a dispute, one who refuses to take sides between the opposing groups.
Like a peacekeeper standing between two armies, helping neither one win.
When her two best friends fell out, she chose to be Switzerland rather than alienate either of them.
The mediator declared himself Switzerland for the duration of the negotiations.

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A compound of 'Switzer' and '-land', adopted in the 16th century from Early Modern German Schwytzerland ('land of the Swiss').