Definition of Grisans	
	    			    		
		    		Grisons (95), the largest of the Swiss cantons, lies in the SE.
between Tyrol and Lombardy; consists of high mountains and valleys,
amongst which are some of the most noted Alpine glaciers; the Engadine
Valley, through which flows the Inn, is a celebrated health resort, as
also the Davos Valley in the E.; some cereals are raised, but pasture and
forest land occupy a large part of the canton, and supply the cattle and
timber export trade; the population, which is small for the extent of
territory, is a mixture of German, Romanic, and Italian elements. 
		    		 - Wikipedia 
		    		 
		    			    		
		    		Gri"sons (?), n. pl. [F.]
(Geog.) (a) Inhabitants of the eastern
Swiss Alps. (b) sing. The largest
and most eastern of the Swiss cantons. 
  
		    		 - Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 
		    		 
		    			    		
		    		-  A canton of Switzerland (its French name).
 
 
  
		    		 - The Nuttall Encyclopedia 
		    		 
		    		    			
	    			 
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