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Savoy

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Sa·voy 1  (s-voi)
A ruling house of Sardinia (1720-1861) and Italy (1861-1946).
Sa·voy 2  (s-voi)
A historical region and former duchy of southeast France, western Switzerland, and northwest Italy. The region changed hands many times after its conquest by Julius Caesar and became a duchy in the early 15th century. In 1720 the duke of Savoy gained the title king of Sardinia, and in 1861 the Savoyard Victor Emmanuel II ascended the throne of the newly formed kingdom of Italy. Much of the original territory was ceded to France at the same time.
Sa·voyard (s-voiärd, sävoi-yärd) adj. & n.
savoy [səˈvɔɪ]
n
(Cookery) a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea capitata, having a compact head and wrinkled leaves
[named after the Savoy region]
Savoy [səˈvɔɪ]
n
(Placename) 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 French name Savoie
Savoy2
n
(Biographies) 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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Noun1.Savoy - a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland - a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
2.savoy - head of soft crinkly leaves
savoy cabbage
head cabbage - any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw
Translations
Savoy [səˈvɔɪ] N → Saboya f
savoy [səˈvɔɪ] N → berza f de Saboya
savoy (cabbage)
n → Wirsing(kohl) m


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I am at the Savoy Hotel, speaking from my room--number 443.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
In 1855, Brun-Rollet, a native of Savoy, appointed consul for Sardinia in Eastern Soudan, to take the place of Vaudey, who had just died, set out from Karthoum, and, under the name of Yacoub the merchant, trading in gums and ivory, got as far as Belenia, beyond the fourth degree, but had to return in ill-health to Karthoum, where he died in 1857.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
Emerging at Euston at half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context
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