Definition of savoy Savoy
/sʌvɔjˈ/ - [suvoy] - Sa•voy
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What does savoy mean?
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| savoy - a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy | ||
| french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe | ||
| schweiz, suisse, svizzera, swiss confederation, switzerland a landlocked federal republic in central Europe | ||
| savoy - head of soft crinkly leaves | ||
| savoy cabbage | ||
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Wiktionary 
- savoy (Noun)
A hardy cabbage with dense, crinkled leaves.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- savoy (n.)
A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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savoy
sa-voi′, n. a cultivated winter variety of cabbage, forming a large close head like the true cabbage, but having wrinkled leaves—originally from Savoy.—ns. Savoy′ard, a native of Savoy, since 1860 part of France; Savoy′-med′lar, a tree related to the June-berry or shad-bush
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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savoy
Formerly a province in Northern Italy, east of Piedmont. It became a Roman province about 118 B.C. The Alemanni seized it in 395, and the Franks in 490. It shared the revolutions of Switzerland till about 1048. The French subdued Savoy in 1792, and made it a department of France under the name of Mont Blanc in 1800; it was restored to the king of Sardinia in 1814; but was once more annexed to France in 1860.
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🔤- savoy, noun, singular of savoys.
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