Helvetic
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
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Helvetian or Swiss
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of or relating to the Helvetic Confessions or to Swiss Protestantism
noun
Etymology
Origin of Helvetic
First recorded in 1700–10; Helvet(ia) + -ic
Example Sentences
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Brazil's Embraer unveiled orders from Air Cote d'Ivoire for four passenger planes and another three for Switzerland's Helvetic Airways.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
While privately owned Helvetic has not needed bailouts like much of the industry, its business has also been gutted, with its fleet sitting largely silently in hangars.
From Reuters ● Apr. 1, 2021
UVeya, a Swiss start-up, is conducting the trials of the robots with Dubai-based airport services company Dnata inside Embraer jets from Helvetic Airways, a charter airline owned by Swiss billionaire Martin Ebner.
From Reuters ● Apr. 1, 2021
He used it as a study, even connecting it to his home via an underground tunnel in true Helvetic style.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2012
In August, the Helvetic republic, established partly by intrigue and partly by force, in place of the Swiss confederation, became her dependent ally.
From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane
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