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Helvetia

English

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Etymology

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From Latin Helvetia.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /hɛlˈviːʃə/, /hɛlˈviːʃi.ə/

Proper noun

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Helvetia

  1. A region inhabited by the Helvetii in central Europe
  2. (poetic) Switzerland; the national personification of Switzerland
  3. A small settlement near Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand. [1]
  4. A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.
  7. A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.
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References

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  1. ^ NZ Topo Map

Latin

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Etymology

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From Helvētius.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Helvētia f sg (genitive Helvētiae); first declension

  1. (Classical Latin) The lands of the Helvetii, a tribe inhabiting what is now modern-day Switzerland between the 2nd and 1st centuries b.c.
  2. (New Latin) Switzerland (a country in Central Europe)

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Helvētia
Genitive Helvētiae
Dative Helvētiae
Accusative Helvētiam
Ablative Helvētiā
Vocative Helvētia
Locative Helvētiae

Derived terms

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Descendants

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