Rhaetia

American  

[ree-shee-uh, -shuh] / ˈri ʃi ə, -ʃə /

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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Rhaetia British  

/ ˈriːʃɪə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

I could go to the world’s end and not find a woman as worthy to be my wife and Empress of Rhaetia as Helen Mowbray.”

From The Princess Virginia by Guipon, Leon

There was no one on earth whom Leopold of Rhaetia need fear, but there was one to whom he owed much, one whom it would be grievious to offend.

From The Princess Virginia by Guipon, Leon

Lady Lambert was the wife of the ex-Ambassador to the Court of Rhaetia from Great Britain.

From The Princess Virginia by Guipon, Leon

His first thought on hearing this was to engage a special, and follow; but even in these days there is much red tape entangled with railway regulations in Rhaetia.

From The Princess Virginia by Guipon, Leon

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

From The Princess Virginia by Guipon, Leon