"Helvetic Republic" meaning in All languages combined

See Helvetic Republic on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Helvetic Republic [canonical]
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  1. (historical) 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. Tags: historical Translations (Translations): République helvétique [feminine] (French), Helvetische Republik [feminine] (German), Repubblica Elvetica [feminine] (Italian)
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