name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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British, Southern, Standard:/səˈvoj/
Australian, New-Zealand:/səˈvoɪ/
rhymes with -ɔɪ
CMU ARPABET:S AH0 V OY1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning 2
A former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning 3
Alternative form of Savoie: A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning 4
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Litteral Township, Washington County, Arkansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A village in Champaign County, Illinois, named after Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 6
A place in the United States:
A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 7
A place in the United States:
A minor city in Fannin County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 8
A place in the United States:
A ghost town in the town of Maxville, Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
Savoy cabbage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
A member of an Italian noble family which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Sardinia and later of Italy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 11
Alternative letter-case form of Savoy (“type of cabbage”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Meaning 12
head of soft crinkly leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: savoy cabbage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: head cabbage
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Meaning 13
a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
History
Etymology
From French Savoy , Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia. See sappinus (“type of fir”).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
Սավոյա
(Savoya)
— a historical region of western Europe
Asturian:
Saboya
— a historical region of western Europe
Catalan:
Savoia
— a historical region of western Europe
Corsican:
Savoia
— a historical region of western Europe
Czech:
Savojsko
— a historical region of western Europe
Danish:
Savoyen
— a historical region of western Europe
Danish:
Savojen
— a historical region of western Europe
Dutch:
Savooien
— a historical region of western Europe
Finnish:
Savoiji
— a historical region of western Europe
Franco-Provençal:
Savouè
— a historical region of western Europe
French:
Savoie
— a historical region of western Europe
German:
Savoyen
— a historical region of western Europe
Greek:
Σαβοΐα
(Savoḯa)
— a historical region of western Europe
Hindi:
सवोय
(savoy)
— a historical region of western Europe
Hungarian:
Savoya
— a historical region of western Europe
Italian:
Savoia
— a historical region of western Europe
Italian:
Sabaudia
— a historical region of western Europe
Japanese:
サヴォワ
(Savowa)
— a historical region of western Europe
Latin:
Sapaudia
— a historical region of western Europe
Latin:
Sabaudia
— a historical region of western Europe
Lithuanian:
Savoja
— a historical region of western Europe
Marathi:
सव्हॉय
(savhŏy)
— a historical region of western Europe
Norman:
Savouaie
— a historical region of western Europe
Occitan:
Savòia
— a historical region of western Europe
Polish:
Sabaudia
— a historical region of western Europe
Portuguese:
Savoia
— a historical region of western Europe
Portuguese:
Saboia
— a historical region of western Europe
Russian:
Саво́йя
(Savójja)
— a historical region of western Europe
Sicilian:
Savoja
— a historical region of western Europe
Spanish:
Saboya
— a historical region of western Europe
Swedish:
Savojen
— a historical region of western Europe