Helvetia
an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the western and northern parts of Switzerland.
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. SextonIn this country the fat tannages have been typified by the "Crown" and "Helvetia" leathers.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner BennettAll the great lords of Helvetia west and east joined the brave alliance.
The Counts of Gruyre | Mrs. Reginald de KovenOn the night of the eleventh we encamped fifteen miles below New Helvetia, still raining.
What I Saw in California | Edwin BryantThe Helvetia thus brought under Roman sway was not all of the Switzerland of to-day.
Switzerland | Frank Fox
British Dictionary definitions for Helvetia
/ (hɛlˈviːʃə) /
the Latin name for Switzerland
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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