Helvetian

[ hel-vee-shuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Helvetia or the Helvetii.
2. Swiss.

noun

1. one of the Helvetii.
2. a Swiss.

Helvetian

/ hɛlˈviːʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Helvetii
2. another word for Swiss

noun

1. a native or citizen of Switzerland
2. a member of the Helvetii

Word History and Origins

Origin of Helvetian¹

First recorded in 1550–60; Helveti(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Oenophiles seeking a “full-bodied” experience of Helvetian wines, which are rarely exported, can also download the new app from the Canton of Vaud featuring eight wine-centric hiking routes, including one above Vevey.

From New York Times

That part of France in which our scene is laid, presents features which differ very much from the dull and uninteresting aspect of the land from Calais to Paris, and from Paris to the mountains of Switzerland--the route generally pursued by our travelling countrymen, whether they go forth to make what is usually called the grand tour, or content themselves with idling away a long space of mispent time amongst the Helvetian mountains.

From Project Gutenberg

The views down the valley of the Rhone, which opened continually before us, were of exquisite beauty, The river itself, which is here near its source, looked like a meadow rivulet in its silver windings, and the gigantic Helvetian Alps which rose in their snow on the other side of the valley, were glittering in the slant rays of a declining sun, and of a grandeur of size and outline which diminished, even more than distance, the river and the clusters of villages at their feet.

From Project Gutenberg

In the small Helvetian Republic, the lower middle-classes of the towns and the rich peasantry constituted the basis of the conservative democracy of the united cantons.

From Project Gutenberg

Roman Catholics 8,198,497 or 48.69 Uniat Greeks11 1,841,272 or 10.93 Greek Orthodox 2,199,195 or 13.06 Evangelicals—       Augsburg confession, or Lutherans 1,258,860 or 7.48 Helvetian confession, or Calvinists 2,427,232 or 14.41 Unitarians 68,551 or 0.41 Jews 831,162 or 4.94 Others 13,486 or 0.08 In many instances nationality and religious faith are conterminous.

From Project Gutenberg