Helvetic Republic

proper noun

A short-lived sister republic of revolutionary France that existed between 1798 and 1803, encompassing most of present-day Switzerland, excluding the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel, and parts of Basel.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Helvetic Republic
  1. historicalA short-lived sister republic of revolutionary France that existed between 1798 and 1803, encompassing most of present-day Switzerland, excluding the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel, and parts of Basel.
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    The Helvetic Republic, as the Swiss version was called, introduced the latest achievements of the French Revolution: equality before the law, uniformity of weights and measures, and a uniform code of justice. It liberated large tracts of subject territory in Ticino, Vaud, Aargau and Thurgau and raised former subjects to the dignity of citizens.

    2015, Jonathan Steinberg, Why Switzerland?, third edition, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 9

Translations

French République helvétique
  • République helvétiqueTranslations
German Helvetische Republik
  • Helvetische RepublikTranslations
Italian Repubblica Elvetica
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APA

Helvetic Republic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helvetic%20Republic

MLA

“Helvetic Republic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helvetic%20Republic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Helvetic Republic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helvetic%20Republic.

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