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  Savoy

  noun

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

  noun

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

Savoy

American  

[suh-voi] / səˈvɔɪ /

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.

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Savoy ¹ British  

/ 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

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Savoy ² British  

/ 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

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savoy ³ British  

/ səˈvɔɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of savoy

C16: named after the _Savoy region

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“It’s where the city’s first luxury hotel, The Savoy, opened in 1889. Now it’s all coming back here.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Savoy also served as a rare space of racial integration during a period of widespread de facto segregation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

The show, based on Michael Bond's original children's books and the recent film adaptations, was a hit with fans and received rave reviews from critics after its debut at the Savoy Theatre in November.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

He trained under some of the world’s most influential chefs, including Daniel Boulud and Guy Savoy, before launching his own restaurant, the since-shuttered but acclaimed Hollywood steakhouse APL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

I can go to the Savoy Cinema now, pay sixpence for a seat down front where there’s a better class of people eating boxes of chocolates and covering their mouths when they laugh.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Vibrant canary yellow and savoy blue jerseys that cut through even the grainiest television footage.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

And in Germany, blanched white or savoy cabbage leaves stuffed with ground beef and cooked in a cream sauce are called kohlrouladen.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026

Neither of the accompanying salads — savoy cabbage slaw and mustardy German potato salad — exhibited much verve.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2017

There is the cushion of foie gras between two firm pieces of squab breast, trickling with red juices, all bundled up inside savoy cabbage and a papery shell of brik pastry.

From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2015

El hombre no savoy, No like such play.

From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Thomas Washington Talley

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