Savoy

[suh-voi]

noun

1. a member of the royal house of Italy that ruled from 1861 to 1946.

2. French Savoie. a region in SE France, adjacent to the Swiss-Italian border: formerly a duchy; later a part of the kingdom of Sardinia; ceded to France, 1860.

Savoy

¹

/ səˈvɔɪ /

noun

1. French name: Savoie. an area of SE France, bordering on Italy, mainly in the Savoy Alps: a duchy in the late Middle Ages and part of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1720 to 1860, when it became part of France

Savoy

²

/ səˈvɔɪ /

noun

1. a noble family of Italy that ruled over the duchy of Savoy and became the royal house of Italy (1861–1946): the oldest reigning dynasty in Europe before the dissolution of the Italian monarchy

savoy

³

/ səˈvɔɪ /

noun

1. a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea capitata, having a compact head and wrinkled leaves

Word History and Origins

Origin of Savoy¹

C16: named after the _Savoy region

Example Sentences

He's famous for his voyage from Peru to London, but it didn't take as long as his journey to the Savoy Theatre.

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He built the Savoy Hotel and Savoy Theatre and produced the first operettas from Gilbert and Sullivan.

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“After doing a proper shared decision-making conversation like you would do with any other vaccine, if the parent and/or the patient wants to be vaccinated, they’re going to vaccinate them,” Savoy said.

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The show will open at the Savoy Theatre in the West End on 1 November, and follow Paddington as he arrives from Peru seeking a new home in London.

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Its founder, Guccio Gucci, had a stint working as a bellhop in the Savoy, the luxury London hotel, more than a century ago.

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