Swiss may refer to:

referring to Switzerland, English since 1515, from French Suisse, ultimately from Schwyz The town Schwyz is the capital of the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. ...

• related to the Old Swiss Confederacy
  • Swiss mercenaries, especially the Swiss Guard
  • the Swiss dagger popular in 15th to 16th c. Switzerland
• Swiss German, the dialects of Alemannic German spoken in parts of Switzerland
• the Swiss Franc, the currency of Switzerland
• Swiss Army knife, proverbially versatile ordonnance of the Swiss Army
• Swiss companies
  • Swiss International Air Lines, generally abbreviated as "swiss"
  • Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurance companies
• abbreviation for Swiss made (Made in Switzerland), as e.g. on Swiss watches, also in French Suisse
• named after Switzerland without a direct connection
  • Swiss cheese
  • Swiss system tournament, a tournament pairing procedure

placenames: 1550 illustration for the Sempacherbrief of 1393, one of the major alliance contracts of the Old Swiss Confederacy The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland. ... Swiss mercenaries crossing the Alps (Luzerner Schilling) During the late Middle Ages, mercenary forces grew in importance in Europe, as veterans from the Hundred Years War preferred to continue living a soldiers life rather than abandoning the military. ... Swiss Guards were Swiss mercenary detachments that served as bodyguards, ceremonial guards and palace guards at foreign European courts from the late 15th century on. ... late baselard or Swiss sword (ca. ... Swiss German (Schweizerdeutsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzertütsch, Schwizertitsch) is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... A Swiss Army knife (SAK) is a multifunction hand tool. ... Military of Switzerland On May 18, 2003, Swiss voters approved the military reform project Army XXI that will drastically reduce the size of the Swiss Army. ... Swiss International Air Lines is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. ... 30 St Mary Axe - at 180 m, Swiss Res London headquarters is the 6th tallest building in London Swiss Re is the worlds second-largest reinsurance company (after Munich Re/ Münchener Rück), and the worlds largest life and health reinsurer. ... Swiss redirects here; for other uses of that term, see Swiss (disambiguation) The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. ... Cubes of Swiss cheese Swiss cheese is the generic name, in the United States, Canada and Australia, for several related varieties of cheese, all of which resemble the Swiss Emmentaler. ... A Swiss system tournament is a commonly used type of tournament in chess and other games where players or teams need to be paired to face each other. ...

• Swiss, Missouri
• Swiss, North Carolina
• Swiss, West Virginia
• Swiss, Wisconsin

acronyms: Swiss is a town located in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ...

• Socialist Workers' Student Society, SWiSS, a disparaging nickname