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Vichyite

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[vish-ee-ahyt, vee-shee-] / ˈvɪʃ iˌaɪt, ˈvi ʃi- /

noun

  1. a member or adherent of the government established 1940 at Vichy by Marshal Henri Pétain.


Etymology

Origin of Vichyite

Vichy + -ite 1

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He was on trial for treason against France, the first high Vichyite brought to bar for trafficking with Germany.

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They pointed out that Rochet was a cousin of Pierre Pucheu, the first high Vichyite officially condemned and shot for treason.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, when they found it almost impossible to transmit to England any dispatch even hinting U.S. civilian distaste for the North African deal with Vichyite Admiral Jean Fran�ois Darlan, they boiled over.

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In the past he supported the Franco regime, backed Marshal Henri P�tain helped Vichyite Marcel Peyrouton.

From Time Magazine Archive

Set in Southern France during the summer of 1944, The Victors treats of a few captured members of the Resistance and of their Vichyite captors.

From Time Magazine Archive

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