Vichy

== English == === Etymology 1 === From French Vichy, from Occitan Vichèi, phonetically evolved from the Latin place name Vippiacus, itself named after an agricultural field belonging to a farmer named Vippius. An alternate theory attributes the name to the Latin vicus calidus, meaning "warm settlement." ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈviːʃi/ Rhymes: -iːʃi ==== Proper noun ==== Vichy A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II. (historical, figurative, metonymic) Vichy France; the Vichy French government. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Vichy (colloquial) Ellipsis of Vichy water. === Etymology 2 === From Vichy France. ==== Noun ==== Vichy (derogatory, attributive) Labelling a regime that is traitorous or established in cooperation with a foreign or hostile power, especially in administration of occupied territory. === References === === Anagrams === chivy == Catalan == === Alternative forms === Vichèi === Proper noun === Vichy m Vichy (a town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II) ==== Related terms ==== vichy vichyssoise == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Occitan Vichèi, phonetically evolved from the Latin place name Vippiacus, itself named after an agricultural field belonging to a farmer named Vippius. An alternate theory attributes the name to the Latin vicus calidus, meaning "warm settlement.". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.ʃi/ === Proper noun === Vichy m or f Vichy (a town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II) ==== Derived terms ==== carottes Vichy vichyssois, vichyssoise == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French Vichy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viʃˈʃi/** Rhymes: -i === Proper noun === Vichy f Vichy (a town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II) === References ===