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• Switzerland and the European Union — Switzerland took part in negotiating the European Economic Area agreement with the European Union. It signed the agreement on 2 May 1992, and submitted an application for accession to the EU on 20 May 1992. However, a Swiss referendum held on 6… …   Wikipedia

• Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …   Universalium

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• Franc-Comtois language — Franc Comtois is a term that identifies two separate language dialect groups with different linguistic origins spoken by a minority of people in the Franche Comté and the northwestern edge of the Suisse Romande. Definitions 1.) Franc Comtois ,… …   Wikipedia

• franc — ► NOUN ▪ the basic monetary unit of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and several other countries, equal to 100 centimes. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin Francorum Rex king of the Franks , the inscription on 14th century gold coins …   English terms dictionary

• franc — [fraŋk; ] Fr [ frän] n. [Fr < L Francorum rex, king of the French, device on the coin in 1360] 1. the former basic monetary unit of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, superseded in 2002 by the EURO 2. the basic monetary unit of: a) Democratic… …   English World dictionary

• Franc — The franc is the name of several currency units, most notably the French franc, the currency of France until it adopted the euro in 1999 (by law, 2002 de facto), and the Swiss franc, still a major world currency today due to the prominence of… …   Wikipedia

• Switzerland — Swiss redirects here. For other uses, see Swiss (disambiguation). Swiss Confederation redirects here. For Swiss Confederacy, see Old Swiss Confederacy. This article is about the country. For other uses, see Switzerland (disambiguation). Swiss… …   Wikipedia

• Switzerland — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Switzerland <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities… …   The World Factbook

• franc — /frangk/; Fr. /frddahonn/, n., pl. francs /frangks/; Fr. /frddahonn/. 1. an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, equal to 100 centimes. Abbr.: F., f., Fr, fr. 2. any of the monetary units of various other nations and territories,… …   Universalium

• Switzerland during the World Wars — During both World War I and World War II, Switzerland managed to keep a stance of armed neutrality, and was not involved militarily. It was, however, precisely because of its neutral status, of considerable interest to all parties involved, as… …   Wikipedia