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helvetia

/hɛlˈviːʃə/

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What does helvetia mean?

proper noun

  1. A region inhabited by the Helvetii in central Europe.
  2. Switzerland; the national personification of Switzerland.
  3. A small settlement near Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand.
More meanings (4)

proper noun

  1. A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
  3. A census-designated place in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.
  4. A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.

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IPA pronunciation

/hɛlˈviːʃə/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/hɛlˈviːʃi.ə/
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Hanging above the buoyant assembly were the Cross of Helvetia and the Jack of Britannia.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
It is probable that the Lake Dwellers of Helvetia employed a similar process, but these ancient Swiss were already more advanced than that.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
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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.
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164
In Helvetia was reported the existence of a colt (whose mother had been covered by a bull) that was half horse and half bull.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747