Savoy
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English
Etymology
From French Savoy, Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Savoy
- (historical) A historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland.
- Alternative form of Savoie, a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Derived terms
Translations
a historical region of western Europe
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Noun
Savoy (countable and uncountable, plural Savoys)
- Savoy cabbage
- A member of an Italian noble family which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Sardinia and later of Italy
Translations
Savoy cabbage — see Savoy cabbage