Vichy

American

[vish-ee, vee-shee] / ˈvɪʃ i, viˈʃi /

noun

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

Vichy British

/ viʃi, ˈviːʃiː /

noun

Latin name: Vicus Calidus. 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)

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She gives insufficient weight to the suspicions that surround Stein and Toklas’s conduct during the Vichy regime that came into being following the German Occupation of France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

If brands like Evian, Vichy and Perrier have been so successful in France and around the world, it is thanks to an appealing image of mountain-sides, rushing streams, purity and health-giving minerals.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

In “The Great Yes,” Kentridge turns to a creaky old cargo ship smelling of rotted oranges that sailed from Marseille to Martinique in 1941 overcrowded with some 300 passengers escaping Vichy France.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

Those with high TDS — such as Vichy mineral water from thermal springs in France and Catalan — have robust mineral content that may include calcium, magnesium, potassium or sodium, among others.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

They hadn’t got any Evian or Vichy, which seems queer to me.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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