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Hel⋅ve⋅ti⋅i

[hel-vee-shee-ahy]
–plural noun
the ancient Celtic inhabitants of Helvetia in the time of Julius Caesar.

Origin:
1890–95; < L
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Hel·ve·ti·i   (hěl-vē'shē-ī')   
pl.n.  A Celtic people inhabiting western Switzerland during the time of Julius Caesar.

[Latin Helvētiī.]
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