English Explanatory Dictionary

admiral of the Swiss Navy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who appears important but is not.

Word forms

admiral of the Swiss Navy admirals of the Swiss Navy

Etymology

From the fact that Switzerland is a landlocked country, so the Swiss Navy (although it does, in a sense, exist) is of little importance.

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