Savoy

== English == === Etymology === From French Savoy , Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia. See sappinus (“type of fir”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /səˈvɔɪ/, [səˈvɔɪ̯] (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /səˈvoj/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /səˈvoɪ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ Hyphenation: Sa‧voy === Proper noun === Savoy (historical) A historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland. (historical) 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. Alternative form of Savoie: A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Litteral Township, Washington County, Arkansas. A village in Champaign County, Illinois, named after Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. A minor city in Fannin County, Texas. A ghost town in the town of Maxville, Buffalo County, Wisconsin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Savoy (countable and uncountable, plural Savoys) Savoy cabbage. A member of an Italian noble family which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Sardinia and later of Italy. ==== Translations ==== === References ===