Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitants of the Alpine region now called Switzerland.
- Of or pertaining to the modern states and inhabitants of Switzerland: as, the Helvetic confederacy; Helvetic states.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the Alpine regions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitants of the Alps, now
Switzerland , or to the modern states and inhabitant of theAlpine regions.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Napoleon seized the greater part of what today is Switzerland in 1798, creating the "Helvetic Republic," and few of the English were inclined to visit.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Napoleon seized the greater part of what today is Switzerland in 1798, creating the "Helvetic Republic," and few of the English were inclined to visit.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Napoleon seized the greater part of what today is Switzerland in 1798, creating the "Helvetic Republic," and few of the English were inclined to visit.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Napoleon seized the greater part of what today is Switzerland in 1798, creating the "Helvetic Republic," and few of the English were inclined to visit.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Napoleon seized the greater part of what today is Switzerland in 1798, creating the "Helvetic Republic," and few of the English were inclined to visit.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Napoleon seized the greater part of what today is Switzerland in 1798, creating the "Helvetic Republic," and few of the English were inclined to visit.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Napoleon seized the greater part of what today is Switzerland in 1798, creating the "Helvetic Republic," and few of the English were inclined to visit.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Napoleon seized the greater part of what today is Switzerland in 1798, creating the "Helvetic Republic," and few of the English were inclined to visit.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Celebrities, including Adam Lambert and Lord Voldemort, react to overturning of Prop 8. on Twitter, while Kayne West Tweets: "Tell everyone at the label only use Gothic or Helvetic fonts for email blast unless I otherwise approve" ...
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You mean Napoleon did not invade it and set up the Helvetic Republic?
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