Vichy

[ vish-ee; French vee-shee ]

noun

1. a city in central France: provisional capital of unoccupied France 1940–1942; hot springs.
2. (often lowercase) vichy water.

Vichy

/ ˈviːʃiː; viʃi /

noun

1. a town and spa in central France, on the River Allier: seat of the collaborationist government under Marshal Pétain (1940–44); mineral waters bottled for export. Pop: 26 528 (1999) Latin nameVicus Calidusˈviːkəs ˈkælɪdəs

Example Sentences

The hope was that the Vichy leaders on the ground would rally to the Allies.

From Washington Post

Things did not go so well with Marshal Petain later, in the Vichy Republic.

From The Daily Beast

One was the relative autonomy that France had earned through its collaborationist government in Vichy.

From The Daily Beast

In May Tchaikovsky was out of health and was ordered by the doctors to take a course of waters at Vichy.

From Project Gutenberg

He could go afterwards and take the cure at Vichy for his gout.

From Project Gutenberg

After two repeated visits to the French watering-place of Vichy, he returned to Geneva.

From Project Gutenberg

Isaacson poured out some Vichy water and began to squeeze the juice of half a lemon into it.

From Project Gutenberg

He marched stiffly out of the room, posing at the door to make an obscene gesture meant for the men of Vichy.

From Project Gutenberg