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   ocr: Switzerlandis composed of distinct Italian-Swiss, French-Swiss and German-Swiss linguistic groups. About 40,000 in the canton of Grisons speak Romansch. The German-Swiss are in the majority. They are a tightly-ait communty, with a dialect that is impenetrable to most outsiders. In: recent years the three groups have gTOWI further apart. The French- Swiss, - in favor ofjoining the EU,are opposed by the German-Swiss. In Ticino, priginally an talian-Swiss canton, a political party has emergedto champion talian-Swiss interests. There has also been a rise in tension between Swiss and guest workers. ...