Helvetia
Americannoun
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an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the western and northern parts of Switzerland.
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Latin name of Switzerland.
noun
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the Latin name for Switzerland
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a Roman province in central Europe (1st century bc to the 5th century ad ), corresponding to part of S Germany and parts of W and N Switzerland
Example Sentences
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The Helvetia General Store is also home to a Fasnacht mask museum.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022
The remains of the Helvetia, a ship wrecked in 1887, is visible on the beach at low tide.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2020
On this date in 1910, Edward Hughes, one of the original locators of the Helvetia mines, died.
From Washington Times • May 9, 2018
“The competition is clearly increasing, resulting in more pressure on the returns,” said Ralph-Thomas Honegger, chief investment officer of Helvetia, the country’s fourth-biggest insurer.
From BusinessWeek • Dec. 9, 2011
Dr Goss has just been at Zante, and has left three hundred dollars for the Helvetia, now serving under my orders—but not one farthing, no provisions, and not even a single word, for me.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various
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