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.

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

Example Sentences

The Helvetia General Store is also home to a Fasnacht mask museum.

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Helvetia, a community of just 85 people, has hosted Fasnacht for more than half a century.

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Helvetia, like Fasnacht itself, has Swiss roots.

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In Helvetia, it is the weekend before Fat Tuesday and draws enough visitors to swell the number of people in the town to more than triple its population.

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Visitors lined up to peek inside a log cabin decorated with artifacts from some of Helvetia’s original settlers.

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