Savoy

[ suh-voi ]

noun

1. a member of the royal house of Italy that ruled from 1861 to 1946.
2. French Savoie. a region in SE France, adjacent to the Swiss-Italian border: formerly a duchy; later a part of the kingdom of Sardinia; ceded to France, 1860.

Savoy

¹

/ səˈvɔɪ /

noun

1. an area of SE France, bordering on Italy, mainly in the Savoy Alps: a duchy in the late Middle Ages and part of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1720 to 1860, when it became part of France French nameSavoie

savoy

²

/ səˈvɔɪ /

noun

1. a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea capitata, having a compact head and wrinkled leaves

Savoy

³

/ səˈvɔɪ /

noun

1. a noble family of Italy that ruled over the duchy of Savoy and became the royal house of Italy (1861–1946): the oldest reigning dynasty in Europe before the dissolution of the Italian monarchy

Word History and Origins

Origin of Savoy¹

C16: named after the Savoy region

Example Sentences

Nat “King” Cole, Sam Cooke, and Dinah Washington got their starts in its Regal and Savoy theaters.

From MIT Technology Review

He took her to the Savoy Grill to eat lobster, and to his favorite Mexican joint for hot enchiladas.

From The Daily Beast

After four years studying
and working every conceivable station at the Savoy Hotel in Melbourne, I was officially a chef.

From The Daily Beast

But by the late 1990s, the Savoy brand had petered out and the company was selling off bits and pieces.

From The Daily Beast

One night at the Savoy hotel in London, Maggie shot him dead.

From The Daily Beast

Jamie Dettmer recalls long lunches with the Iron Lady at the Savoy Hotel—the whisky, the flirting, and the strong-arm tactics.

From The Daily Beast

The Potato is planted very sparingly south of Piedmont, and not so commonly there as in Savoy.

From Project Gutenberg

In the entrance hall of the Savoy, where large and lonely porters were dozing, he learnt that she was at home.

From Project Gutenberg

On Sunday, at a few minutes past five, he arrived at the Savoy, and was taken to Mrs. Chepstow's room.

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It is there called a "prie-dieu," and is said to have belonged to the Dukes of Savoy, but the size is very unusual for such a use.

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She gave the Savoy address mechanically and, huddled in a corner, gave way to wild and fearful misgivings.

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