Savoy
[sə'vɒɪ] or [sə'vɔɪ]
Definition
(noun.) a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy.
Editor: Seth--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use.
Checker: Raffles
Definition
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.
Editor: Zeke
Examples
- The survey of Savoy and Piedmont was executed under the orders of the late king of Sardinia. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- French-speaking Savoy it combined with pieces of Italy to restore the kingdom of Sardinia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They were in Brussels, they had overrun Savoy, they had raided to Mayence; they had seized the Scheldt from Holland. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was proposed to place Gresham College, the Savoy, or Winchester College, at the disposition of the panso phists. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The King of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel, made an old-time bargain for Napoleon's help in return for the provinces of Nice and Savoy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We cannot even catalogue here the minor Grand Monarchs of the time in Florence (Tuscany) and Savoy and Saxony and Denmark and Sweden. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The strong arm of England also intervened to protect the Protestants in the south of France, who were being hunted to death by the Duke of Savoy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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