Helvetia

[ hel-vee-shuh ]

/ hɛlˈvi ʃə /

an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the W and N parts of Switzerland.

Switzerland.

Example sentences from the Web for helvetia

Thus had Helvetia been formed into a Frankish dependency; not a vestige was left of the very name Helvetia.

The Story of Switzerland |Lina Hug
Charlemagne's favourite residence was Aix-la-Chapelle, but he also held court in Helvetia.

Legends of the Rhine |Wilhelm Ruland
In this country the fat tannages have been typified by the "Crown" and "Helvetia" leathers.

Animal Proteins |Hugh Garner Bennett
None of these Irish lake-dwellings were built, like those of Helvetia, on platforms supported by piles deeply driven into the mud.

The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man |Charles Lyell

Army of Helvetia, incorporated into the Army of the Rhine, ii.

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte |William Milligan Sloane

Helvetia

/ (hɛlˈviːʃə) /

the Latin name for Switzerland

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