Helvetic

American  

[hel-vet-ik] / hɛlˈvɛt ɪk /

noun

1. a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.

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adjective

1. Helvetian.

Helvetic British  

/ hɛlˈvɛtɪk /

adjective

1. Helvetian or Swiss

2. of or relating to the Helvetic Confessions or to Swiss Protestantism

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noun

1. a Swiss Protestant or reformed Calvinist who subscribes to one of the two Helvetic Confessions (of faith) formulated in 1536 and 1566

Etymology

Origin of Helvetic

First recorded in 1700–10; Helvet(ia) + -ic

Example Sentences

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

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

Elmiger’s team has built three prototypes so far, one of which he demonstrated inside a Helvetic jet at the Zurich Airport, where traffic plunged 75% last year.

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

—Constitution, of Helvetic Republic, 406-407; remodelled in 1803, 407; of 1815, 408; of cantons liberalized, 409; of 1848, 410; revision of 1874, 410; nature of government established by, 411-416; amendment, 431-432.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin