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Switzerland vs Portugal - What's the difference?

switzerland | portugal |

As proper nouns the difference between switzerland and portugal

is that switzerland is a sovereign country in south central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation while Portugal is a country in Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Member state of the European Union. Official name: Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa).

As a noun Portugal is

a Portuguese person.

switzerland

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A sovereign country in south central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation.
  • See also

    * * *

    portugal

    Alternative forms

    * Portugall (obsolete)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A country in Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Member state of the European Union. Official name: Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa).
  • Derived terms

    * Portuguese

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Portuguese person.
  • *, I.40:
  • *:Some became Christians, from whose faith and race, even at this day (for it is an hundred yeares since) few Portugalls assure themselves; although custome and length of time be much more forcible counsellors unto such mutations than any other compulsion.
  • See also

    * * * * Lusitania ----