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Hel⋅ve⋅tian

  [hel-vee-shuhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Helvetia or the Helvetii.
2. Swiss.
–noun
3. one of the Helvetii.
4. a Swiss.
Origin:
1550–60; Helveti(a) + -an
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Hel·ve·tian   (hěl-vē'shən)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to Helvetia or the Helvetii.

  2. Swiss.

n.  

  1. One of the Helvetii.

  2. A Swiss.


[From Latin Helvētius, from Helvētiī, Helvetii.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

Helvetian 
"Swiss," 1559, from Helvetia terra, M.L. name of Switzerland, from L. Helvetius "pertaining to the Helvetii," a Celtic people of ancient Gallia Lugdunensis.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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