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
What the Helvetian republic has effected, the whole of France will not fail to accomplish.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, January 1865 by Various
He commanded his brigade as he had represented his State in the Senate—as a sovereign and independent body, and like the heroic Helvetian had blazoned on his crest, "No one shall cross me with impunity."
From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Pleasant A. Stovall
The discovery in many of the Helvetian Lake Stations of calcined cereals confirms this hypothesis.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by N. D'Anvers
The German tribes, the Spanish, the Helvetian, the Illyrian, Africans of every race, and Moors; the islanders of the Mediterranean, and the mixed populations of Asia, had all been faced by Cæsar.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various
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