Meaning of Alpine republic | Babel Free

Definitions

A country in the Alps; usually Switzerland or Austria.

informal

Equivalents

Examples

“The normally sleepy Alpine republic has just experienced the worst three weeks in its post-war history after the election of a coalition of the Freedom party and the conservative People's party under the leadership of Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel.”

“But after days of turmoil that upended old certainties about the Alpine republic, it is the two snarling dragon gargoyles, restrained by chains, that ominously sum up the state of the nation.”

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