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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

Example Sentences

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In 2004, she returned to her debut theatre role in Blithe Spirit aged 63 when the play was revived at the West End's Savoy Theatre.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“The minute that is not the case, I will completely re-evaluate,” Savoy said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“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

It mostly comprises income from the Duchy of Lancaster, an estate that belongs to whoever is the ruling monarch and owns – among other things – the Savoy Hotel in London.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

One morning in August 1578 a debate broke out at the breakfast table of the Duke of Savoy, Emanuele Filiberto, as to why rivers run to the sea.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Purple, savoy and green cabbage are also high in insoluble fiber, which Beitchman says is “the broom of the digestive system,” allowing waste to pass through more easily.

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

For lunch, she made a cheese soufflé and a tangy mille-feuille of quail and savoy cabbage layered between crisp discs of phyllo dough.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2017

I sowed a bit of kale, savoy cabbage, Purple Sprouting broccoli, carrots, beets, parsnips, parsley, endive, dry beans, potatoes, French sorrel, and a couple of field cornstalks.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

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