Savoy

Meaning

Name

1. (historical) A historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland.
2. (historical) A former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy.
3. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Savoie: A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Savoy cabbage.
2. (countable, uncountable) A member of an Italian noble family which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Sardinia and later of Italy.

Synonyms

Savoyard

Translations

Savoie

Savoia

Savoyen

Savoy

Savooien

Savoy

savoiardo

Savoy

Sapaudia

Savooienkool

Savoye

Savòia

Sabóia

Savoy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈvɔɪ/

Etymology

From French Savoy, Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia. See sappinus (“type of fir”).