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

The same cannot be said of the wonderful automotive works of art at the Savoy Automobile Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

While Honnold was battling the Rainbow Wall and nearly 90-degree heat in Red Rock last week, Siegrist and his wife, Shaina Savoy, huddled in puffy jackets between pitches on the cool limestone of nearby Mt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

In 2014, her “Groovin High,” a depiction of a crowded energetic dance hall evocative of Harlem’s famous Savoy Ballroom, was featured on a billboard along New York City’s High Line park.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

City Hall kept the Savoy closed for a long time.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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