adjective
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of or relating to the Helvetii
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another word for Swiss
noun
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a native or citizen of Switzerland
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a member of the Helvetii
Etymology
Origin of Helvetian
First recorded in 1550–60; Helveti(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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Oenophiles seeking a “full-bodied” experience of Helvetian wines, which are rarely exported, can also download the new app from the Canton of Vaud featuring eight wine-centric hiking routes, including one above Vevey.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2019
He had hardly been appointed when he received word that the Helvetian tribes of Switzerland were advancing on Geneva, the northern outpost of the Province, with a view of invading the West.
From Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
Identical stipulations had been made for the Helvetian Republic and had been similarly violated.
From Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) by University of Oxford. Faculty of Modern History
In the small Helvetian Republic, the lower middle-classes of the towns and the rich peasantry constituted the basis of the conservative democracy of the united cantons.
From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Leon Davidovich Trotzky
She did not even notice how they perched high on seemingly unattainable crags like stranded arks on Helvetian Ararats.
From The Key to Yesterday by Charles Neville Buck
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