Helvetic

[ hel-vet-ik ]

noun

1. a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.

adjective

1. Helvetian.

Helvetic

/ hɛlˈvɛtɪk /

adjective

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Helvetic¹

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

Example Sentences

Under the restructuring, Swiss will reduce its fleet of 90 planes which it operates under its own name and the Helvetic brand by 15% from 2019 levels, it said.

From Reuters

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

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.

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While privately owned Helvetic has not needed bailouts like much of the industry, its business has also been gutted, with its fleet sitting largely silently in hangars.

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UVeya’s UV robots may help change that, said Mehdi Guenin, a Helvetic spokesman.

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