Definition of Grisons. Meaning of Grisons. Synonyms of Grisons

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Definition of Grisons

Grisons
Grisons Gri"sons, n. pl. [F.] (Geog.) (a) Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss Alps. (b) sing. The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.
Grison
Grison Gri"son, n. [F., fr. grison gray, gray-haired, gris gray. See Gris.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A South American animal of the family Mustelidae (Galictis vittata). It is about two feet long, exclusive of the tail. Its under parts are black. Also called South American glutton. (b) A South American monkey (Lagothrix infumatus), said to be gluttonous.

Meaning of Grisons from wikipedia

- The Grisons (/ɡriːˈzɒ̃/, French: [ɡʁizɔ̃]) or Graubünden (German: [ɡraʊˈbʏndn̩] ), more formally the Canton of the Grisons or the Canton of Graubünden...
- muscular, with five webbed toes, each ending in a sharp, curved claw. Greater grisons are native to North and South America, ranging from southern Mexico in...
- The lesser grison (Galictis cuja) is a species of mustelid from South America. Lesser grisons have a long, slender body, short legs, and a bushy tail....
- Gallo-Romance language spoken predominantly in the Swiss canton of the Grisons (Graubünden). Romansh has been recognized as a national language of Switzerland...
- The Grison Alps are the mountains of the Graubünden canton of Switzerland (Grisons being the English name for the Graubünden region). There are many significant...
- Bündnerfleisch, also known as Bindenfleisch, Grisons Meat or Viande des Grisons, is an air-dried meat that is produced in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland...
- Italian Grisons or Italian Grigioni (Italian: Grigionitaliano or Grigioni italiano; German: Italienischbünden; Romansh: Grischun talian; French: Grisons italiens)...
- po****tion, and close to 30,000 inhabitants of the canton of Grisons (or 14.7% of Grisons' po****tion). The territory of Switzerland was Romanized in the...
- between 1 and 3 kg (2.2 and 6.6 lb). The lesser grison is slightly smaller than the greater grison. Grisons generally resemble a honey badger, but with a...
- The Grisons Striped goat breed from Switzerland is very well adapted to mountainous landscapes. Breeders are in the process of selectively breeding it...