Helvetia
- proper noun
- Literature
- Many collectors seek stamps featuring Helvetia for their historical significance.
- Helvetia, the Swiss
Examples
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"Now I can talk." "How are things in Nueva Helvetia, and how's my old friend, Captain Sutter?"
Fiction book (1991) -
I think I have found a door, a passage, that connects Helvetia and the Desange's house.
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You work at New Helvetia, right?
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Oh, my mom made me get a job at New Helvetia to learn, like, "responsibility."
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She'd never been to the restaurant in the Helvetia & Bristol Hotel.
Fiction book (1996) -
I am Helvetia, Guardian of the Motherland.
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Helvetia, Shalimar, Balaklavas.
Fiction book (1994) -
For a no-frills classic, I head out to Helvetia Tavern, the baseball cap-festooned Washington County roadhouse. -- Michael Russell
Blog text (2) -
The ancient coins from Helvetia depict symbols of Swiss culture.
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In literary circles, Helvetia is often used to evoke images of Switzerland's stunning landscapes.
Synonyms
A country in central Europe with many mountains that does not take sides in wars
A country in central Europe known for its mountains and lakes
The official name of Switzerland, a country in central Europe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Helvetia comes from the name of an ancient people, the Helvetii, who lived where Switzerland is now. In Latin Helvetia meant 'land of the Helvetii', which is why the name Helvetia is used on Swiss coins and stamps as a poetic name for Switzerland.