HELVETII

Meaning of HELVETII in English

Pronunciation: hel- ' v ē -sh ē - ˌ ī

Function: noun plural

Etymology: L

Date: 1781

: an early Celtic people in the area of western Switzerland at the time of Julius Caesar

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

HELVETII — noun plural Etymology: Latin Date: 1781 an early Celtic people in the area of western Switzerland at the time of …
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HELVETII — helˈvēshēˌī noun plural Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin : an early Celtic people of western Switzerland in the time of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELVETII — /hel vee"shee uy'/ , n.pl. the ancient Celtic inhabitants of Helvetia in the time of Julius Caesar. [ 1890-95; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HELVETII — n. ancient Celtic people who came from southern Germany and inhabited western Switzerland during the Julius Caesar period
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HELVETII — noun plural Etymology: Latin Date: 1781 : an early Celtic people in the area of western Switzerland at the time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELVETII — [Hel.ve.tii] n pl [L] (1889): an early Celtic people in the area of western Switzerland at the time of Julius …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HELVETII — a Celtic people who, under pressure from Germanic peoples in the 2nd century BC, migrated from southern Germany into what …
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HELVETII — Гельветы
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ZÜRICH — or Zurich City (pop., 2000: city, 363,273; 1998 est.: metro. area, 935,118), Switzerland. Located at the northwestern end of Lake …
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GALLIC WARS — (58–50 BC) Campaigns in which Gaul . Clad in his blood-red cloak as a "distinguishing mark of battle," he led …
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HELVETIC — I. (ˈ)hel|ved.ik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Helveticus of the Helvetii, from Helvetii + -icus -ic : helvetian II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELVETIAN — I. -shən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Latin Helvetia land of the Helvetii, Switzerland (from Latin Helvetii, ancient people …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELVETIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states …
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HELVETIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HELVETIAN — /hel vee"sheuhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Helvetia or the Helvetii. 2. Swiss. n. 3. one of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HELVETIC — adj. relating or pertaining to Switzerland; relating to or of Helvetia; relating to or of Helvetii who inhabited the Swiss …
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HELVETIAN — adj. pertaining to or of Switzerland; relating to or of Helvetia; relating to or of Helvetii who inhabited the Swiss …
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HELVETIC — adj of or pertaining to the helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the alps, now switzerland, or to the modern states …
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ZURICH — largest city of Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zrich. It is a financial and industrial centre located …
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VAUD — ( (French), ) German Waadt, canton, southwestern Switzerland, bordering France and the Jura Mountains to the west and Lake Geneva …
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SEQUANI — Celtic people in Gaul, who in the 1st century BC occupied the territory between the Sane, Rhne, and Rhine rivers, …
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MESSIKOMER, JAKOB — born c. 1828, , Switzerland died , Switzerland Swiss farmer and archaeologist who excavated one of the most important Late …
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GERMANIC PEOPLES — also called Teutonic Peoples any of the Indo-European speakers of Germanic languages. The origins of the Germanic peoples are obscure. …
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GAUL — French Gaule, Latin Gallia, the region inhabited by the ancient Gauls, comprising modern-day France and parts of Belgium, western Germany, …
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BOII — a Celtic tribe, one section of which settled in Cisalpine Gaul around Bononia (Bologna, Italy) and another in what was …
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BIBRACTE — ancient Gallic town (modern Mont Beuvray, in Sane-et-Loire, France), capital of the Aedui in the time of Julius Caesar and …
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AGRI DECUMATES — in antiquity, the Black Forest and adjoining areas of what is now southwestern Germany between the Rhine, Danube, and Main …
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ZÜRICH — n. or Zurich City (pop., 2000: city, 363,273; 1998 est.: metro. area, 935,118), Switzerland. Located at the northwestern end of …
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GALLIC WARS — (5850 BC) Campaigns in which Julius Caesar conquered Gaul . Clad in his blood-red cloak as a "distinguishing mark of …
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ГЕЛЬВЕТЫ — Helvetii
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