Helvetia, a Swiss colony (founded 1856) in the Argentine Republic, in the Gran Chaco, 80 miles N. of Santa Fé. Pop. 2500.—For ancient Helvetia, see HELVETII, SWITZERLAND. For the Helvetic Confessions, see CONFESSIONS OF FAITH; and for the Helvetic Republic, see SWITZERLAND.
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