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Helvetian

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Hel·ve·tian  (hl-vshn)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Helvetia or the Helvetii.
2. Swiss.
n.
1. One of the Helvetii.
2. A Swiss.
[From Latin Helvtius, from Helvti, Helvetii.]
Helvetian [hɛlˈviːʃən]
adj
1. (Historical Terms) of or relating to the Helvetii
2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) (Linguistics / Languages) another word for Swiss
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or citizen of Switzerland
2. (Historical Terms) a member of the Helvetii


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And without waiting for her reply he threw himself into the arms of the Helvetian, who received him with great coldness.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
No; I dream of something far beyond that pale-faced, excitable little Helvetian (by-the-by she has infinitely more of the nervous, mobile Parisienne in her than of the the robust 'jungfrau').
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