savoy
Syllables: Sa·voyUK/səˈvɔɪ/
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British/səˈvoj/
savoy is the alternative letter-case form of Savoy.
Proper noun capitalized: Savoy
Savoy
- A historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland.
- 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.
- Alternative form of Savoie: A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- An unincorporated community in Litteral Township, Washington County, Arkansas.
- A village in Champaign County, Illinois, named after Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- A minor city in Fannin County, Texas.
- A ghost town in the town of Maxville, Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
Noun capitalized: Savoy
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.
Forms of savoy
| plural | savoys |
|---|---|
| plural | Savoys |
Origin of savoy
From French Savoy , Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia. See sappinus (“type of fir”).
Words formed from savoy
Phrases with savoy
Words that rhyme with savoy
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- joy
- alloy
- Amoy
- cloy
- convoy
- deploy
- goy
- oi
- overjoy
- ploy
- travois
- ahoy
- annoy
- catboy
- Choi
- foxboy
- foy
- Hanoi
- hoi polloi
- kathoey
- poi
- Saint Croix
- soy
- Sukhoi
- accoy
- bok choy
- cocky's joy
- diaperboy
- doy
- Floy
- hoi
- hoo, boy
- hoy
- killjoy
- Kilroy
- koi
- loy
- man and boy
- noy
- oe
- oy
- pick-me boy
- ploye
- po' boy
- puppyboy
- Savoie
- stroy
- sugoi
Questions about savoy
- What does savoy mean?
- Savoy means a historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland.
- What is savoy the alternative letter-case form of?
- Savoy is the alternative letter-case form of Savoy.
- What part of speech is savoy?
- Savoy can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce savoy?
- Savoy is pronounced /səˈvɔɪ/ (UK).
Words near savoy in the dictionary
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