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helvetia
/hɛlˈviːʃə/
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What does helvetia mean?
proper noun
- A region inhabited by the Helvetii in central Europe.
- Switzerland; the national personification of Switzerland.
- A small settlement near Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand.
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
- A census-designated place in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.
- A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.
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/hɛlˈviːʃə/
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Hanging above the buoyant assembly were the Cross of Helvetia and the Jack of Britannia.
It is probable that the Lake Dwellers of Helvetia employed a similar process, but these ancient Swiss were already more advanced than that.
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The reports of the Shannon and of the Helvetia had rather exaggerated its size, and I estimated its length at only two hundred and fifty feet.
In Helvetia was reported the existence of a colt (whose mother had been covered by a bull) that was half horse and half bull.