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Helvetia

[ hel-vee-shuh ]

noun

  1. an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the western and northern parts of Switzerland.
  2. Latin name of Switzerland.


Helvetia

/ ɛˈːʃə /

noun

  1. the Latin name for Switzerland
  2. a Roman province in central Europe (1st century bc to the 5th century ad ), corresponding to part of S Germany and parts of W and N Switzerland
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The Helvetia General Store is also home to a Fasnacht mask museum.

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Helvetia, a community of just 85 people, has hosted Fasnacht for more than half a century.

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Helvetia, like Fasnacht itself, has Swiss roots.

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In Helvetia, it is the weekend before Fat Tuesday and draws enough visitors to swell the number of people in the town to more than triple its population.

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Visitors lined up to peek inside a log cabin decorated with artifacts from some of Helvetia’s original settlers.

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