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Raetia
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Rætia
English
Alternative forms
en Rætia obsolete
en Rhaetia
en Rhætia obsolete
Etymology
From en la Raetia.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹiːʃə/ /ˈɹiːʃi.ə/
Proper noun
en historical A Roman province bordered on the west by the Helvetii, on the east by Noricum, on the north by Vindelicia, on the west by Cisalpine Gaul and on south by Italy, which occupied the region which is today central and eastern Switzerland, southern Bavaria, most of Tirol and part of Lombardy.
Derived terms
en Rhaetian
Latin
Alternative forms
la Rhaetia
Etymology
After the la Raetī.
right|thumb|The position of the province within the Roman Empire
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Raetia<1.loc>
en Raetia
Declension
Raetia<1.loc>
la Provinces of the Roman Empire