Helvetia

[ hel-vee-shuh ]

noun
  1. an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the western and northern parts of Switzerland.

  2. Latin name of Switzerland.

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How to use Helvetia in a sentence

  • He called his colony New Helvetia, and soon had about three hundred Indians at work for him.

    Stories of California | Ella M. Sexton
  • In this country the fat tannages have been typified by the "Crown" and "Helvetia" leathers.

    Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
  • All the great lords of Helvetia west and east joined the brave alliance.

    The Counts of Gruyre | Mrs. Reginald de Koven
  • On the night of the eleventh we encamped fifteen miles below New Helvetia, still raining.

  • The Helvetia thus brought under Roman sway was not all of the Switzerland of to-day.

    Switzerland | Frank Fox

British Dictionary definitions for Helvetia

Helvetia

/ (hɛlˈviːʃə) /


noun
  1. the Latin name for Switzerland

  2. a Roman province in central Europe (1st century bc to the 5th century ad), corresponding to part of S Germany and parts of W and N Switzerland

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