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Haute-Savoie

American  
[oht-sa-vwah] / oʊt saˈvwɑ /

noun

  1. a department in E France. 1,775 sq. mi. (4,595 sq. km). Annecy.


Haute-Savoie British  
/ otsavwa /

noun

  1. a department of E France, in Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Annecy. Pop: 663 810 (2003 est). Area: 4958 sq km (1934 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nearly 16,000 French police, gendarmes, troops, firefighters and border guards will be deployed, using boats, motorcycles and drones, alongside mounted police and dog-handling units, France's Haute-Savoie regional prefecture said.

From Barron's Jun. 14, 2026

"We will stick to our fiscal policy. We will continue lowering taxes for households and for businesses", Le Maire said during a visit to the Haute-Savoie department in the French Alps.

From Reuters Aug. 24, 2023

The prefecture of Haute-Savoie said one person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries.

From Seattle Times Apr. 10, 2023

The girl, named locally as Ophélie, was taking part in a group lesson at the weekend in Flaine in Haute-Savoie.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2022

CHAMONIX, a mountain valley in south-east France, its chief village, of the same name, being the capital of a canton of the arrondissement of Bonneville in the department of Haute-Savoie.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

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