Rhaetia

[ ree-shee-uh, -shuh ]

noun
  1. an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.

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How to use Rhaetia in a sentence

  • The dangerous frontier of Rhaetia he so firmly secured, that he left it without the suspicion of an enemy.

  • She was a foreigner and a stranger to the capital of Rhaetia; she was, according to the papers, “as yet unknown.”

    The Princess Virginia | C. N. Williamson
  • Rhaetia would never forgive him for selfishly preferring his own private happiness to the good of the nation.

    The Princess Virginia | C. N. Williamson
  • Or had they chosen to vanish mysteriously through some back door out of Rhaetia, leaving no trace which even a lover could find?

    The Princess Virginia | C. N. Williamson
  • Yet I tell you she refused me last night, and is leaving Rhaetia to-day rather than listen to further entreaties.

    The Princess Virginia | C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for Rhaetia

Rhaetia

/ (ˈriːʃɪə) /


noun
  1. an Alpine province of ancient Rome including parts of present-day Tyrol and E Switzerland

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