Standard Lemma guide

Savoy

name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /səˈvɔɪ/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [səˈvɔɪ̯]
  • Midwestern-US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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.

1

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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9

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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noun

Meaning 11

Alternative letter-case form of Savoy (“type of cabbage”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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12

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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noun

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
Real reading context

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